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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 76.7 | 6.8% |
| Easyjet PLC | 539.0 | 6.4% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 327.5 | 6.1% |
| Barclays PLC | 333.5 | 4.7% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 1,987.0 | 4.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 2,212.0 | -6.1% |
| BP PLC | 368.0 | -4.8% |
| BAE Systems PLC | 1,801.0 | -4.2% |
| Shell PLC | 2,584.5 | -3.7% |
| Glencore PLC | 275.1 | -3.6% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,759 | 0.0% | 6.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,089 | 1.2% | 10.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,642 | 1.6% | 30.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,908 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,559 | 0.0% | 9.2% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 65.28 | 1.41% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 68.04 | 1.34% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,330 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 496 | 0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open +12 points this morning at 8,770. The UK 100 looks set to open higher on Wednesday, following a mixed performance the previous session and strong gains on Wall Street overnight.
Asian markets are all in green this morning, led by the 0.9% for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, and 0.7% for the Sensex in Mumbai.
Stocks rose Stateside while oil prices plummeted again on Tuesday, as investors bet that a delicate ceasefire between Israel and Iran will hold. The Dow Jones climbed 507.24 points, or 1.19%, and closed at 43,089.02. The S&P gained 1.11% to end at 6,092.18. The broad market index is now about 0.9% away from its 52-week high. The Nasdaq advanced 1.43%, settling at 19,912.53. The Nasdaq added 1.53% for a record close of 22,190.52.
Babcock International today upgraded medium-term guidance alongside a 17% rise in annual operating profit to £363 million. The FTSE 100-listed group, which delivers engineering, support and critical systems to defence and civil markets, posted an 11% rise in revenues to £4.8 billion. UK defence accounted for 62% of this figure. Babcock underlined its confidence in future prospects by upgrading its medium-term guidance, including an operating margin of at least 9%. It also increased its dividend by 30% to 6.5p a share and launched a £200 million share buyback programme for the first time in its history. Shares have more than doubled this year against the backdrop of increased defence spending.
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