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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Standard Chartered PLC | 1,417.0 | 4.2% |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,128.5 | 2.3% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 394.6 | 2.3% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 1,095.0 | 2.2% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 3,792.0 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 4,315.0 | -1.8% |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | 6,710.0 | -1.8% |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 3,892.0 | -1.3% |
| Tesco PLC | 426.3 | -1.2% |
| National Grid PLC | 1,049.0 | -1.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| FTSE 100 INDEX | 9,321 | 0.1% | 11.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 45,632 | 1.9% | 10.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,363 | 0.3% | 30.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 42,633 | 0.1% | 11.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,967 | -0.6% | 11.8% |
| Copper (Comex) | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 63.66 | 0.22% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 67.73 | 0.09% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,372 | 1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 453 | 0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open -19 points this morning at 9,302.
Prior to the UK bank holiday, Stateside stocks rallied, the Dow Jones rallied to an all-time high Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalled the central bank could begin easing monetary policy next month. The Dow climbed 846.24 points, or 1.89%, reaching a fresh high and closing at a record level of 45,631.74. The S&P rose 1.52% to end at 6,466.91. At its session high, the broad market index came within three points of its record. The Nasdaq gained 1.88% and settled at 21,496.53. Shares of mega-cap technology stocks soared on Powell’s comments. Nvidia added 1.7%, while Meta Platforms jumped more than 2%. Alphabet and Amazon each climbed more than 3%. Tesla shares jumped about 6%.
Bunzl reported a 15.4% drop in adjusted profits for the first half of the year, citing weaker performance in North America and continental Europe. The essential non-sale goods and services supplier had already unsettled investors in April when it downgraded its 2025 outlook due to challenging conditions in its biggest market, North America. In today’s half-year results, CEO Frank van Zanten reaffirmed the group’s guidance, with adjusted profits falling to £345.6 million.
John Wood Group announced that its board is inclined to accept a revised offer of 30p per share from Dubai-based Sidara, following the completion the company’s due diligence. Sidara has reaffirmed its intention to proceed with a formal offer, pending the satisfaction of remaining pre-conditions. Wood also stated that it has reached commercial agreement with its lenders on the proposed refinancing terms, and work is ongoing to finalise and publish its audited financial results for 2024.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 28th August 2025:
Aviva
Croda International
LondonMetric Property
Glencore
Auto Trader Group
Alliance Wttan
Games Workshop Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 28th August 2025:
ZIGUP
RHI Magnesita N.V.
Page Group
OSB Group
Dr. Martens
Diversified Energy Company
Currys
PayPoint
Quilter
Genuit Group
Clarkson
Savills
Serco Group
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