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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Fresnillo | 3,782.0 | 6.5% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group | 410.1 | 6.2% |
| Flutter Entertainment | 8,264.0 | 6.1% |
| InterContinental Hotels Group | $147.35 | 5.3% |
| Antofagasta | 3,959.0 | 5.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP | 541.0 | -7.4% |
| SSE | 2,469.5 | -6.6% |
| Shell | 3,196.0 | -5.6% |
| Centrica | 197.4 | -5.0% |
| Vodafone | 114.5 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,668 | 0.7% | 28.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 49,447 | 1.8% | 26.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,702 | 2.3% | 16.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 58,744 | 0.5% | 69.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,953 | 0.1% | 14.5% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 88.78 | 5.88% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 95.25 | 5.39% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,789 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 612 | 0.9% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -50 points at at 10,617. The UK’s blue-chip index is expected to fall around 50 points on Monday morning, reversing around half the 78 points gained on Friday, which finished at 10,667.63.
US stocks finished the week even more strongly, with the Dow Jones jumping 1.8%, the S&P 500 climbing 1.2% and the Nasdaq Composite 1.5%, as geopolitical tensions showed signs of easing. But tensions in the Middle East escalated over the weekend, after the US seized an Iranian cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, leading Tehran to threaten retaliation just as Washington said it was sending a delegation to Pakistan for a second round of truce talks.
Tehran also said it would not attend the talks, with the state IRNA news agency writing: “Iran stated that its absence from the second round of talks stemmed from what it called Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the continuing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire.”
Asia was more resilient. The Nikkei rose 1.0%, the Hang Seng gained 0.8%, and the KOSPI added 1.4%, helped by renewed chip strength and continued AI leadership. China equities also firmed after policymakers left benchmark lending rates unchanged, signalling policy stability rather than urgency.
Ferrexpo entered agreement for sale of its owned transhipping vessel for $7.7m, extending runway for having sufficient cash from end of June 2026 to end August 2026. Continues to seek funding options with Equity raise of at least $100m the most viable solution given time constraints.
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