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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP | 503.8 | 2.8% |
| National Grid | 1,212.0 | 1.8% |
| London Stock Exchange Group | 8,460.0 | 1.5% |
| Informa | 875.0 | 1.3% |
| Experian | 2,542.0 | 1.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Antofagasta | 3,912.0 | -6.2% |
| Fresnillo | 2,972.0 | -4.7% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,042.0 | -3.3% |
| Admiral Group | 3,254.0 | -3.2% |
| Weir Group | 2,430.0 | -3.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,363 | 0.4% | 18.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 51,565 | 0.1% | 22.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,986 | 0.2% | 7.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 72,354 | 1.6% | 88.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,816 | 0.1% | 3.7% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 75.23 | 0.82% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.92 | 2.05% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,203 | 1.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 641 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +26 points at at 10,389. The UK 100 looks set to start the week moderately higher, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his departure in the coming hours.
UK 100 futures indicated an opening gain of around 10 points, with futures for other major European markets showing similar moves.
Last week ended with a whimper for the London index, down 36 points on the day and 131 over the five at 10,363.27.
US markets were closed on Friday for the Juneteenth public holiday, while high-ranking talks with Iran over the weekend in Switzerland were said to have seen “progress”, despite new threats from Donald Trump to restart attacks.
The US private equity firm circling easyJet has taken its offer public after the airline’s board rejected a third takeover approach. Castlelake. The bidder, which is working with a former Ryanair chief operating officer and ex-easyJet executive to comply with European airline ownership rules, has proposed a bid of 625p-a-share, a 59% premium to the airline’s closing share price before its interest became public. The investment firm said its latest non-binding proposal was rejected on Sunday, with the airline’s board having already turned down earlier approaches at 560p and 600p per share. Accusing the board of an “unwillingness to engage”, Castlelake said it had decided to disclose its latest approach publicly to allow shareholders to consider the offer and communicate their views to the board.
Ocado Group has played down media reports that it is preparing for the founder and CEO Tim Steiner to step down soon. The company issued a short statement this morning saying it “continually engage[s] in long-term succession planning and regularly engage[s] with potential candidates”. It follows a Sky News report that the board was lining up a successor to Steiner, who co-founded the online grocery technology group in 2000. According to the piece from newshound Mark Kleinnman, Ocado chairman Adam Warby is leading the search process and has sounded out Niklas Heuveldop, chief executive of communications technology company Vonage, about the role.
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