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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Barratt Redrow PLC | 375.0 | 3.7% |
| Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | 719.0 | 3.3% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 242.2 | 3.2% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,141.8 | 2.7% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1,203.0 | 2.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| DCC PLC | 4,924.0 | -3.6% |
| Bunzl PLC | 2,176.0 | -2.0% |
| ICG PLC | 2,024.0 | -1.6% |
| Weir Group PLC | 2,814.0 | -1.5% |
| IMI PLC | 2,434.0 | -1.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,774 | 0.9% | 19.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,886 | 0.5% | 10.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,961 | 0.5% | 18.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 49,512 | 0.3% | 26.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,585 | 0.2% | 3.3% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 55.94 | 1.21% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 60.60 | 2.85% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,338 | 0.8% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 544 | 1.4% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +8 points at 9,782. The UK 100 is set for a moderately higher start on today, ahead of a widely expected interest rate cut from the Bank of England later.
On the futures market, the London benchmark is predicted to rise by around 8 points, a day after the blue-chip index added 89.5 points as it finished at 9,774.3.
Stocks declined on Wednesday as investors continued to rotate out of key artificial intelligence names, sparked by a report that Oracle’s primary investor pulled out of one of its data centre projects. The S&P fell 1.16% to 6,721.43, while the Nasdaq lost 1.81% to end the session at 22,693.32. The Dow Jones slipped 228.29 points, or 0.47%, to settle at 47,885.97.
Oracle dropped 5.4% after the Financial Times reported that Blue Owl Capital’s plans to finance the cloud infrastructure company’s $10 billion Michigan data centre fell through, with people familiar with the matter pointing to concerns about Oracle’s debt and spending levels. Oracle has since disputed the report and said the project is moving forward.
Asian markets are mixed this morning, with Japan’s Nikkei down 1%, the Hang Seng down 0.2%, but mainland Chinese and Indian stocks up slightly.
BP has appointed a female chief executive for the first time in its 116 year history. Meg O’Neill replaces Murray Auchincloss, who is stepping down from the board effective from today after less than two years at the helm. He said: “After more than three decades with BP, now is the right time to hand the reins to a new leader.” Executive vice president Carol Howle will be in charge until O’Neill starts in the role in April. O’Neill has been CEO of Woodside Energy since 2021, turning it into the largest energy company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Prior to that, she spent 23 years at ExxonMobil.
Currys reported a more than doubling in first half profit and kept its guidance for full-year growth, saying trading in the second half so far, including Black Friday, has been consistent with its expectations. which sells consumer electricals such as computers, gaming products, televisions, fridges, washing machines and tumble driers, said on Thursday it made adjusted profit before tax of £22 million ($29.4 million) in the six months to November 1, up from £9 million in the same period last year.
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