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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 2,624.0 | 3.5% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 393.6 | 3.0% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 1,100.0 | 2.8% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 1,825.0 | 2.1% |
| Babcock International Group PLC | 1,037.0 | 2.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Sse PLC | 1,676.5 | -3.1% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1,121.5 | -2.5% |
| National Grid PLC | 1,019.5 | -2.1% |
| Bt Group PLC | 212.2 | -2.0% |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2,538.0 | -1.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,196 | 0.1% | 9.95% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 45,545 | -0.2% | 9.58% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,037 | 0.6% | 26.97% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 42,274 | 0.2% | 9.03% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,901 | -0.3% | 9.75% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 64.98 | 1.52% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 68.46 | 0.45% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,489 | 0.36% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 458 | -0.37% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -4 points at 9192. This comes after the UK’s blue chip index kicked off September trading with modest gains, UK futures are barely moving and the pound is edging lower against the dollar, down about 0.2% and sitting just above $1.35.
U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday night, with investors weighing the latest developments on the trade front to kick off a seasonally poor month for equities. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 41 points, or 0.09%. S&P 500 futures were higher by about 0.12% and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.13%.
Those moves come after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined in a 7-4 ruling that only Congress has the authority to apply sweeping levies. Trump called the decision “Highly Partisan” and has said that he will appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Tuesday, following the broadly positive cues from European markets and lack of cues from Wall Street overnight, as major currencies in the region strengthened against the US dollar. Traders also cautiously look ahead to upcoming U.S. monthly jobs and inflation data, along with the US Fed’s rate decision. Asian markets closed mixed on Monday.
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (AZN) announced plans to seek regulatory approval for its experimental blood pressure drug, Baxdrostat, by the end of the year, following encouraging results from a late-stage clinical trial. Shares rose 1% to £118.84, bringing the year-to-date gain to 12%, matching the performance of the UK 100 Index.
Owner of British Gas, Centrica, announced that it will extend the operational life of the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations. These plants, which provide low-carbon power to over four million homes annually, are now expected to produce electricity until March 2028, one year later than initially planned. Centrica holds a 20% stake in the plants.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) AMC
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 4th September 2025:
Admiral Group
Antofagasta
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 4th September 2025:
Ithaca Energy
Hammerson
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure
Rathbones Group
Derwent London
Empiric Student Property
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