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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Diploma PLC | 5,220.0 | 6.4% |
| Whitbread PLC | 3,121.0 | 3.2% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 4,825.0 | 3.1% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 2,106.0 | 3.0% |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 536.0 | 2.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Easyjet PLC | 500.0 | -4.9% |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 2,172.0 | -2.7% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 3,813.0 | -1.6% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,197.0 | -1.3% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 10,312.0 | -1.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,973 | 0.5% | 9.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,484 | 0.5% | 9.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,371 | 1.5% | 32.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,836 | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,766 | 1.5% | 8.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 67.85 | 0.46% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 69.85 | 0.47% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,335 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 553 | 0.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open +41 points this morning at 9,013. The UK 100 looks set to open back above 9000 again this morning, this comes after another positive session for the UK’s blue-chip index.
Asian markets are mixed this morning, with Tokyo’s Nikkei down 0.3% and India’s BSE Sensex down 0.7&, while Hong Kong’s Hang Sang is up 0.9% and Shanghai’s SSE composite is 0.3% firmer.
Stocks rose on Thursday, buoyed by fresh economic data reports along with a slew of corporate earnings releases.
The S&P added 0.54% for a record close of 6,297.36 — its ninth this year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.75% for its tenth record close of 2025, ending at 20,885.65. Both indexes also touched fresh intraday all-time highs. The Dow Jones gained 229.71 points, or 0.52%, and settled at 44,484.49.
PepsiCo shares jumped more than 7% on the back of better-than-expected earnings. United Airlines gained 3% after the airline beat earnings estimates.
Burberry announced results this morning and said they were pleased with early turnaround progress. Burberry boss Joshua Schulman today said he was encouraged by the group’s progress after reporting a 1% decline in comparable store sales in the first quarter. Under his Burberry Forward turnaround plan launched in November, Schulman’s has focused on stabilising the business and repositioning the brand around outerwear and its British roots. He said in today’s update: “Our Autumn 2025 collection is being well received by a broad range of luxury customers as it arrives in stores. “Although the external environment remains challenging and we are still in the early stages of our transformation, we are encouraged by the initial progress we are starting to see.”
A portfolio of Reckitt Benckiser brands including Air Wick, Calgon and Cillit Bang is to be bought by private equity investor Advent in a deal valued at up to $4.8 billion. Reckitt said it will retain a 30% stake in the Essential Home business following the transaction, which is expected to complete before the end of the year. The disposal forms part of Reckitt’s plan announced last July to reshape itself as a consumer health and hygiene company focused on 11 high-growth brands. It will pay a $2.2 billion special dividend with share consolidation as part of its plans to return proceeds from the disposal to shareholders. The Essential Home unit operates across the air care, surface, pest and laundry segments and generated £2 billion of net revenue in 2024 – about 14% of Reckitt’s total. It made an adjusted profit of £490 million.
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