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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| United Utilities Group | 1,457.0 | 11.1% |
| Rolls Royce Holdings | 1,182.0 | 7.6% |
| Severn Trent | 3,269.0 | 7.3% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,414.0 | 6.5% |
| Standard Chartered | 1,862.8 | 4.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Whitbread | 2,234.0 | -6.3% |
| DCC | 5,540.0 | -5.8% |
| Weir Group | 2,654.0 | -4.0% |
| Autotrader Group | 496.0 | -2.4% |
| Entain | 453.6 | -2.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,379 | 1.6% | 22.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 49,652 | 1.6% | 22.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,292 | 1.4% | 8.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 59,285 | 1.1% | 62.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,666 | 0.2% | 6.4% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 105.34 | 1.44% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 114.01 | 3.41% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,618 | 1.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 602 | 1.4% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -18 points at at 10,360. The UK 100 is called to open slightly lower today, this follows a strong showing from the UK’s blue-chip index yesterday, adding 165 points.
Stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P reaching a fresh all-time high, as investors reacted to upbeat earnings from Caterpillar and Alphabet and moved past fears of a possible escalation between the U.S. and Iran.
The broad market index rose 1.02% to close at 7,209.01, its first close above the 7,200 threshold. The tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 0.89% to 24,892.31, hitting new intraday and closing records as well. The blue-chip Dow Jones added 790.33 points, or 1.62%, to settle at 49,652.14.
Natwest exceeded profit expectations in the first quarter of the 2026 and is predicting a greater bump to its bottom line on the back of higher-than-expected interest rates. The UK 100 giant booked a £2bn pre-tax profit in the first three months of the year, up from £1.8bn in the same period last year and beating analyst consensus of a flat growth. It came as total income swelled £4.4bn, marking a near a 10% increase on the previous year. A key driver of this was a 20 basis point annual gain to the bank’s net interest margin, which serves as a crucial indicator of its profitability from lending. The margin ballooned to 2.47% in the quarter. As a result, Natwest increased its income target for the year, expecting to pocket the top end of its £17.2bn to £17.6bn range.
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Natwest Group – Q1 2026 Results
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