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Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
St. James’s Place PLC | 1,030.0 | 10.9% |
Airtel Africa PLC | 145.0 | 9.0% |
Endeavour Mining PLC | 1,652.0 | 7.2% |
Fresnillo PLC | 712.5 | 5.6% |
Easyjet PLC | 511.6 | 4.3% |
Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
Whitbread PLC | 2,849.0 | -2.3% |
Admiral Group PLC | 2,707.0 | -1.7% |
BT Group PLC | 143.7 | -1.6% |
Smith (Ds) PLC | 588.5 | -1.4% |
The Sage Group PLC | 1,329.0 | -0.6% |
Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
UK 100 INDEX | 8,647 | 1.0% | 12.8% |
DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,882 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
DAX INDEX | 21,727 | 0.4% | 28.0% |
NIKKEI 225 | 39,514 | 0.3% | 8.9% |
S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,494 | 0.6% | 10.6% |
Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 72.73 | 0.15% |
Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 77.10 | 0.68% |
Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,794 | 0.0% |
Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 431 | 0.6% |
The UK 100 called to open +18 points at 8664. The UK 100 looks set to open higher once more this morning, shrugging off threats from US President Trump to imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
In Tokyo on Friday, the Nikkei 225 was up 0.4% in late trade. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney had risen 0.5%. Financial markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai remained closed.
Stateside yesterday saw markets posting gains in a bout of rocky trading as investors weighed the latest earnings from Big Tech companies. The Dow Jones popped 168.61 points, or 0.38%, closing at 44,882.13. At its session highs, it had added nearly 300 points. The S&P rose 0.53% to 6,071.17, while the Nasdaq gained 0.25% to end at 19,681.75. Stocks cut gains late in the session after President Donald Trump announced his intention to implement 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico.
Smiths Group said on Friday it plans to separate its Smiths detection business, known for its baggage-screening kit and explosive detectors that are a common sight at airports, through a demerger or sale.
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 6th February 2025:
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