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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Kingfisher PLC | 289.1 | 14.6% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 238.8 | 2.9% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 2,418.0 | 2.5% |
| Howden Joinery Group PLC | 858.0 | 2.3% |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 360.3 | 2.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Metlen Energy & Metals PLC | 48.9 | -4.1% |
| Smiths Group PLC | 2,298.0 | -3.4% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 1,253.5 | -2.5% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 11,258.0 | -2.1% |
| Babcock International Group PLC | 1,179.0 | -1.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,223 | 0.0% | 11.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 46,293 | 0.2% | 9.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,611 | 0.4% | 24.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 45,679 | 0.4% | 20.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,765 | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 63.45 | 0.06% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 67.66 | 0.04% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,772 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 464 | -0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +2 points this morning at 9,225. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally higher this morning, having given up early gains yesterday to close the session 3 points lower,
Stateside yesterday saw he S&P take a pause from its recent gains on as doubts about the sustainability of the artificial intelligence bull trend worried investors. The broad market index closed down 0.55% at 6,656.92 after reaching a new all-time intraday high earlier in the session and posting a record close on Monday. The Nasdaq fell nearly 1% to settle at 22,573.47, with the losses led by AI names like Nvidia, Oracle and Amazon. The Dow Jones finished 88.76 points, or 0.19%, lower at 46,292.78.
Asian markets are mixed this morning, with Japan, Hong Kong and Shanghai benchmarks up 0.2%, 1.3% and 0.9%, while those of India, Singapore and Korea are in the red.
JD Sports Fashion today said it is on track to meet guidance after forecasting “limited impact” from US tariffs in the current financial year. JD said it had grown market share in North America in the six months to 2 August, resulting in group-wide organic sales growth of 2.7% in the period. Direct exposure to tariffs represents less than 10% of its sales in the US. Adjusted profits fell 13.5% to £351 million, reflecting a decline in operating margin to 6.2% from 8% a year earlier. Total sales were 18% higher at £5.9 billion, driven by the acquisitions of Hibbett and Courir;
Saga today reported half-year results ahead of its expectations, boosted by strong demand for cruises and holidays. Higher financing costs lowered underlying pre-tax profit by 5% to £23.5 million in the six months to 31 July. But Saga said the performance gave it confidence that profits across the financial year will be in line with the previous period. The travel division posted a profit 33% higher at £41.6 million in the six months, with the outlook for the rest of the year boosted by strong levels of forward bookings for ocean and river cruises and holidays. Insurance broking reported a profit of £9.1 million, down from £11.7 million a year earlier but a better than expected performance amid the transition to a new partnership with Aegis.
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