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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Games Workshop Group | 19,710.0 | 3.5% |
| BT Group | 227.1 | 3.5% |
| 3i Group | 2,313.0 | 2.8% |
| Compass Group | 3,231.0 | 2.4% |
| Croda International | 2,925.5 | 2.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rightmove | 401.3 | -2.3% |
| Convatec Group | 200.1 | -1.7% |
| Lion Finance Group | 10,685.0 | -1.4% |
| BP | 559.6 | -1.0% |
| Autotrader Group | 448.4 | -0.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,466 | 0.2% | 20.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 50,580 | 0.6% | 21.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 25,389 | 2.0% | 5.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 65,062 | 0.2% | 73.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,658 | 0.4% | 3.6% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 91.69 | 5.08% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 98.19 | 2.13% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,530 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 640 | 0.3% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +58 points at at 10,524. The UK 100 on Tuesday may be playing catch-up after the long weekend, as large gains were seen in Europe at the start of the week but a final US-Iran ceasefire deal continues to remain out of reach.
European investors reacted with optimism yesterday after Donald Trump said a “memorandum of understanding” in talks to end the US and Israel’s war on Iran “has been largely negotiated”, sending Germany’s DAX and other indices up around 1.8-2%.
It has been reported this morning that the US launched strikes on southern Iran overnight, targeting missile launch sites and boats allegedly laying mines, in what Washington described as “defensive” action during the seven-week ceasefire.
This came despite a senior delegation of Iranian negotiators, including the foreign minister, parliament speaker and central bank chief, travelling to Qatar for fresh talks with the US over frozen financial assets and a possible wider deal.
For Wall Street, which was also closed for a public holiday on Monday, futures are currently pointing to mid-sized rises, with the Dow Jones and S&P called 0.7% higher, and the Nasdaq predicted to jump 0.9%.
Kingfisher saw sales shrink in the first quarter compared to last year but said it remains on track to meet full-year guidance. The DIY retailer, which also owns Castorama and Brico Dépôt in France, reported underlying like-for-like sales down 0.7% in the three months to 30 April, while total sales rose 1.4% to £3.3 billion. Sales including marketplace gross merchandise value increased 0.8%. Chief executive Thierry Garnier called it a “resilient start.. gaining market share against a soft market backdrop… even as a late start to spring impacted footfall and seasonal demand”. Screwfix continued to outperform, with like-for-like sales up 4.1% as the chain grabbed a larger market share in the UK and Ireland. B&Q sales fell 4.1%, with the group blaming poor weather for reducing footfall and demand for outdoor products. Big-ticket sales remained under pressure, particularly in bathrooms, although new kitchen ranges performed strongly. France saw like-for-like sales recede 2.1% as higher savings rates and a subdued home improvement market weighed on demand. Poland was broadly flat, while Iberia delivered growth of 6.6%. Trade and online sales remained bright spots. Trade sales excluding Screwfix rose 17%, while e-commerce sales excluding Screwfix increased 14%.
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Pets At Home Group PLC (PETS) – Full Year Results
Greencore Group (GNC) – Half Year Results
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Synopsys (SNPS) AMC
ECB’s Sleijpen speech
US Housing Price Index
US Consumer Confidence
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 28th May 2026:
Intertek Group
Informa
Kingfisher
Associated British Foods
Alliance Whitan
National Grid
DCC
Diploma
Severn Trent
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 28th May 2026:
Keller Group
Hill & Smith
Breedon Group
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
Vesuvius
Gamma Communications
Hilton Food Group
Victrex
SSP Group
IntegraFin Holdings
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