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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Segro | 953.2 | 6.5% |
| 3i Group | 2,674.0 | 4.8% |
| BP | 555.9 | 3.1% |
| Anglo American | 3,630.0 | 2.9% |
| BAE Systems | 1,965.0 | 2.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Centrica | 161.4 | -10.2% |
| Fresnillo | 2,497.0 | -6.1% |
| Endeavour Mining | 3,564.0 | -4.8% |
| Antofagasta | 3,621.0 | -4.6% |
| Marks & Spencer Group | 379.7 | -4.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,639 | -0.7% | 17.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 51,712 | -1.0% | 14.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,763 | -1.6% | 2.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 66,423 | 0.5% | 58.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,839 | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 92.22 | 0.03% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 100.69 | 7.04% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,050 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 633 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -55 points at at 10,585. The UK 100 is called to open around 25 points lower as Brent crude jumped past $100 a barrel for the first time since late May following attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on two Saudi Arabian tankers.
At the same time, investors were mulling a fresh round of tariffs from the US to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire. The US announced on Thursday that it would impose tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on more than 60 countries including the UK, Canada and Australia.
U.S. equities fell on Thursday, as oil prices surged amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, while investors weighed quarterly results from two of the largest companies in the world, with Alphabet’s fueling concerns about increased artificial intelligence spending. The Dow Jones lost 506.93 points, or 0.97%, to end at 51,711.65. The S&P dropped 1.21% to 7,408.30, while the Nasdaq declined 2.15% to close at 25,137.69. The tech-heavy index was bogged down by a 7% drop in Alphabet and a 14% loss in Tesla following their earnings reports.
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