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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Burberry Group | 1,173.2 | 2.2% |
| Smith & Nephew | 1,182.0 | 2.1% |
| Standard Chartered | 1,763.8 | 1.2% |
| M&G | 298.0 | 1.2% |
| IG Group Holdings | 1,526.0 | 1.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain | 567.0 | -5.4% |
| Marks & Spencer Group | 330.4 | -4.8% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,386.0 | -3.6% |
| Sainsbury (J) | 333.0 | -3.3% |
| Weir Group | 2,902.0 | -3.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,321 | 0.6% | 22.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 49,168 | 0.1% | 22.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,084 | 0.2% | 8.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 60,537 | 1.4% | 68.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,787 | 0.1% | 9.9% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 96.74 | 2.48% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 108.37 | 2.89% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,679 | 0.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 609 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +3 points at at 10,323. The UK 100 looks set to open modestly higher this morning having dropped 58 points yesterday.
The S&P and the Nasdaq rose to new record highs on Monday, but gains were limited as stalled Iran peace talks and a fresh escalation in the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices higher.
The broad market index added 0.12% and closed at a record level of 7,173.91. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.20% and notched a closing record of 24,887.10. Both indexes also reached new all-time highs in the session. The Dow Jones fell 62.92 points, or 0.13%, to settle at 49,167.79.
Asian equities traded mixed on Tuesday due to high oil prices and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady. Japan (NKY:IND) fell 0.99% to below 60,200 on Tuesday, retreating from recent record highs. The Japanese yen strengthened to around 159 per dollar on Tuesday, recouping recent losses after the Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.75% for a fourth straight meeting, in line with expectations. The Bank of Japan maintained its short-term policy rate at 0.75% during its April 2026 meeting, though the decision saw a notable shift in board sentiment. Japan’s unemployment rate rose to 2.7% in March 2026, slightly above market expectations and up from 2.6% in the previous month. China’s Shanghai Composite fell 0.07% to 4,082 on Tuesday, while the Shenzhen Component fell 0.8% to 14,869.
China’s job market added 2.99 million new urban jobs in the first quarter of 2026, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate averaging 5.3%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.64% to 25,850 on Tuesday, as sentiment remained cautious amid persistent geopolitical tensions and mixed external cues.
Barclays reported its first quarter profit in line with expectations on Tuesday, as a £200m ($270 million) provision for a loss to a single company exposure was counterbalanced by a steady performance from its investment bank thanks to robust trading. The British bank reported profit before tax for January-March of £2.8 billion, slightly up from £2.7 billion a year ago and in line with analysts’ forecasts according to LSEG data. Barclays also announced a fresh £500m share buyback.
BP on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit, following a surge in oil and gas prices driven by the Middle East conflict. The oil giant posted underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit, of $3.2 billion for the first three months of the year. That beat analyst expectations of $2.63 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus. The company said the results reflect “exceptional” oil trading contributions and stronger midstream performance. BP’s net profit came in at $1.38 billion over the same period last year and $1.54 billion in the final three months of 2025. It comes as oil and gas companies experience a significant share price boost, with fossil fuel prices soaring since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran started on Feb. 28.
Taylor Wimpey said on Tuesday that build cost inflation would reach low- to mid-single digits in 2026 due to rising energy costs stemming from the conflict in the Middle East.
UK
Card Factory (CARD) – Preliminary Results
Howden Joinery Group (HWDN) – Trading Update
Barclays (BARC) – Q1 2026 Results
BP (BP.) – Q1 2026 Results
US
Coca-Cola (KO) PMO
General Motors (GM) PMO
Spotify (SPOT) PMO
Booking Holdings (BKNG) AMC
Mondelez International (MDLZ) AMC
Robinhood Markets (HOOD) AMC
Starbucks (SBUX) AMC
Visa (V) AMC
UK
Evoke (EVOK)* – Full Year Results
Haleon (HLN) – Q1 2026 Trading Statement
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) – Q1 Interim Management Statement
PPHE Hotel Group Ltd (PPH) – Q1 2026 Results
AstraZeneca (AZN) – Q1 2026 results
GSK (GSK) – Q1 2026 results
US
AbbVie (ABBV) PMO
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) PMO
Etsy (ETSY) PMO
Fiverr International (FVRR) PMO
Lemonade (LMND) PMO
Markel Group (MKL) PMO
Alphabet (GOOGL) AMC
Amazon.com (AMZN) AMC
Ford Motor Co (F) AMC
Meta Platforms (META) AMC
Microsoft (MSFT) AMC
Qualcomm (QCOM) AMC
ECB Bank Lending Survey
US ADP Employment Change 4-week average
US Housing Price Index
US Consumer Confidence
ECB’s President Lagarde speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 30th April 2026:
Weir Group
IG Group Holdings
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 30th April 2026:
Senior
International Workplace Group
Greggs
Elementis
Genuit Group
4imprint Group
Bodycote
Alfa Financial Software Holdings
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