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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Babcock International Group | 947.8 | 2.9% |
| Endeavour Mining | 3,852.0 | 2.9% |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust | 705.0 | 2.8% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings | 1,455.0 | 2.8% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | 1,472.0 | 2.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Smith & Nephew | 1,079.5 | -5.6% |
| Croda International | 3,020.0 | -4.9% |
| Persimmon | 1,039.0 | -4.0% |
| Barratt Redrow | 273.5 | -3.7% |
| Whitbread | 2,455.0 | -2.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,497 | 0.1% | 19.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 52,319 | 0.3% | 17.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,996 | 1.5% | 5.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 70,427 | 0.5% | 76.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,723 | 0.6% | 2.1% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 69.46 | 0.06% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 72.94 | 0.01% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,972 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 613 | 2.1% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -10 points at at 10,487. The UK 100 is expected to open lower on Wednesday as investors begin a new month and quarter cautiously ahead of a wave of manufacturing PMI reports. Futures indicate London’s blue-chip index will open down 10 points, or 0.3%, at 10,470.82. The UK 100 closed up 12.90 points, or 0.1%, at 10,497.12 on Tuesday.
Oil prices edged higher as investors monitored developments in the Middle East. Iran said it would meet Qatari mediators on Wednesday to discuss negotiations with the US, although Tehran contradicted President Donald Trump’s claim that direct talks would take place. Brent crude was trading at USD73.10 a barrel on Wednesday morning, slightly higher than USD73.04 late Tuesday.
In the US on Tuesday, Wall Street ended higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the S&P 500 gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.5%.
Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% after Japan’s manufacturing activity strengthened in June. The Japan manufacturing PMI increased to 54.8 from 54.5 in May, slightly below the flash reading of 54.9. In China, the Shanghai Composite was 0.5% higher, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.7%. Financial markets in Hong Kong were closed.
Associated British Foods has issued a major warning on the state of its sugar businesses over “the duration and severity of the Middle East conflict”. The multinational conglomerate – which spans across the food and retail industry – said it expects its sugar operation to deliver a loss of as much as £60m for the financial year.
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