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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Schroders | 407.5 | 1.8% |
| Frasers Group | 677.5 | 1.6% |
| Pershing Square Holdings | 4,870.0 | 1.1% |
| Persimmon | 1,334.3 | 1.0% |
| Melrose Industries | 585.4 | 0.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Games Workshop | 18,875.0 | -1.5% |
| Fresnillo | 3,206.0 | -1.4% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings | 1,149.5 | -0.9% |
| Admiral Group | 3,154.0 | -0.8% |
| Burberry Group | 1,250.0 | -0.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,871 | -0.3% | 21.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 48,711 | 0.0% | 13.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,340 | 0.2% | 21.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 50,750 | 0.7% | 26.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,778 | 0.2% | 6.3% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 56.74 | 2.76% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 60.64 | 2.57% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,549 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 584 | 4.7% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +8 points at 9,878. The UK100 looks set to open the post-Christmas session 8 points higher at 9,878.68, taking its cue from a strong end to the year for Asian markets and continued optimism over US interest rate cuts.
The S&P reached a new high on Friday and posted weekly gains as traders came back from the Christmas holiday. The broad market index closed down 0.03% to end at 6,929.94. At its high, the S&P 500 was up 0.2%, reaching 6,945.77. The Nasdaq slipped 0.09% and closed at 23,593.10. The Dow Jones fell 20.19 points, or 0.04%, and settled at 48,710.97.
Shares across Asia climbed to six-week highs as investors wagered that the Federal Reserve will ease policy further next year, keeping the dollar under pressure.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 29th December 2025:
BT Group
British American Tobacco
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 2nd January 2026:
Auto Trader Group
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 29th December 2025:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 2nd January 2026:
Big Yellow Group
IntegraFin Holdings
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