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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP | 557.7 | 3.5% |
| BT Group | 206.6 | 3.5% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,128.0 | 3.4% |
| Shell | 3,460.0 | 3.2% |
| ConvaTec Group | 223.4 | 2.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Persimmon | 1,104.5 | -3.3% |
| JD Sports Fashion | 67.3 | -2.9% |
| Experian | 2,566.0 | -2.7% |
| Kingfisher | 289.6 | -2.3% |
| Babcock International Group | 1,242.0 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,965 | 0.7% | 15.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 46,124 | 0.2% | 8.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 22,637 | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 52,252 | 1.4% | 38.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,379 | 0.2% | 5.5% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 88.97 | 3.66% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 104.49 | 4.55% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,463 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 553 | 1.3% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +50 points at at 10,015. The UK 100 looks set to open higher again this morning, this comes after the price of oil fell back on hopes of a resumption of exports from the Persian Gulf.
The S&P pulled back on Tuesday, giving back some of the sharp gains seen in the previous session, as crude prices rose again while the Iran war moved further into its fourth week. The broad market index lost 0.37% and ended at 6,556.37, while the Dow Jones shed 84.41 points, or 0.18%, and settled at 46,124.06. The Nasdaq dropped 0.84% and closed at 21,761.89. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. is “in negotiations right now” with Iran, adding that “the other side, I can tell you, they’d like to make a deal.”
Price action reversed in Asia hours following US-led ceasefire headlines, with oil sharply lower and futures recovering. The shift reflects a partial unwind of the inflation shock, though conviction remains low given conflicting signals from Iran and continued military activity.
The Nikkei added 3%, the TOPIX added +2.3%, in Australia the ASX 200 added 2%, the KOSPI added 1.7%, in India, the Nifty was 1.3% higher, in China the Shanghai index was up 1%, mainland China saw the CSI 300 1% higher and finally in Hong Kong the Hang Seng was 0.2% higher.
A subsidiary of Diageo has pocketed £1.3bn from the sale of its Indian cricket team as the drinks giant divests assets to focus on its core business. The UK 100 firm acquired Indian team Royal Challengers just over a decade ago as part of its acquisition of a majority stake in United Spirits, an Indian drinks business behind a number of popular local whisky, wine, vodka and brandy brands. Diageo has quietly kept the club in its portfolio ever since – but new boss “Drastic” Dave Lewis has been on the look out to cut the fat from the business, including the disposal of non-core assets. The club has been acquired by a consortium of investors including Aditya Birla Group, The Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures, and private equity giant Blackstone.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 26th March 2026:
British American Tobacco
Mondi
Segro
St James Place
Smith & Nephew
Aviva
Prudential
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 26th March 2026:
MONY Group
International Personal Finance
Hammerson
Lion Finance Group
Primary Health Properties
Volution Group
Ithaca Energy
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