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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Next | 12,540.0 | 4.2% |
| BP | 583.1 | 2.8% |
| JD Sports Fashion | 69.9 | 1.2% |
| Diageo | 1,393.0 | 1.2% |
| Shell | 3,472.5 | 1.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| 3i Group | 2,299.0 | -17.7% |
| Antofagasta | 3,246.0 | -6.5% |
| Aviva | 591.4 | -5.3% |
| Fresnillo | 3,158.0 | -4.8% |
| Segro | 652.2 | -4.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,972 | 1.3% | 14.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 45,960 | 1.0% | 8.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 22,613 | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 53,604 | 0.3% | 41.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,526 | 0.1% | 7.0% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 93.41 | 1.13% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 108.01 | 5.66% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,407 | 0.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 548 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +20 points at at 9,972. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning as markets stabilised overnight after Donald Trump delayed Iran energy strikes by 10 days.
The S&P fell on Thursday, weighed by higher oil prices, as traders followed the latest developments out of the Middle East.
The broad market index declined 1.74% to end at 6,477.16, while the Nasdaq shed 2.38% and closed at 21,408.08. The tech-heavy index closed in correction territory, down more than 10% from its high. The Dow Jones dipped 469.38 points, or 1.01%, and settled at 45,960.11.
Crude prices rose on Thursday, putting pressure on equities. Brent futures jumped 5.66% to settle at $108.01 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed 4.61% to end at $94.48.
Asian markets also shifted higher with a relief bounce. The CSI 300 index was 0.7% higher, the Hang Seng was 0.2%, The Nikkei in Japan was flat, The ASX was actually lower, but marginally by 0.1%, while KOSPI dropped by 0.5% however this was after recovering from earlier 3% loss.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 2nd April 2026:
Barratt Redrow
IMI
Smiths Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 2nd April 2026:
Taylor Wimpey
OSB Group
Domino’s Pizza Group
Chesnara
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