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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Frasers Group | 683.0 | 1.3% |
| Pershing Square Holdings | 4,842.0 | 1.1% |
| Anglo American | 3,071.0 | 1.0% |
| Taylor Wimpey | 107.7 | 0.8% |
| Marks & Spencer | 328.3 | 0.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Fresnillo | 3,334.0 | -2.3% |
| Croda International | 2,695.0 | -2.2% |
| Experian | 5,295.0 | -1.1% |
| Diploma | 3,363.0 | -1.3% |
| Endeavour Mining | 3,858.0 | -0.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,931 | -0.1% | 20.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 48,063 | -0.6% | 13.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,490 | 0.6% | 22.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 50,339 | -0.4% | 26.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,728 | 0.2% | 6.4% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 57.84 | 0.73% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 61.27 | 0.69% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,380 | 1.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 574 | 1.0% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +20 points at 9,951. The UK 100 looks set to open higher on Friday, starting the year in positive territory as markets digest recent US labour data and mixed signals from global equities.
In the US on Wednesday, initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell in the latest reporting week. According to the Department of Labor, new claims for unemployment insurance in the week to December 27 declined to 199,000 from the prior week’s revised figure of 215,000. The reading came in below the consensus forecast of 220,000.
During the final trading session of the year the broad market S&P dipped 0.74% and closed at 6,845.50, while the Nasdaq fell 0.76% and ended at 23,241.99. The Dow Jones lost 303.77 points, or 0.63%, and settled at 48,063.29.
Vodafone Group reached an agreement with Vi on a contingent liability payment.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 8th January 2026:
Sage Group
Ashtead Group
Experian
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 8th January 2026:
Workspace Group
XPS Pensions Group
TBC Bank Group
Greencore Group
MITIE Group
QintetiQ Group
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