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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Tesco PLC | 452.4 | 5.3% |
| 3I Group PLC | 4,310.0 | 4.1% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 387.2 | 2.6% |
| Croda International PLC | 2,838.0 | 2.5% |
| ICG PLC | 2,268.0 | 2.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Experian PLC | 3,520.0 | -4.2% |
| BT Group PLC | 185.7 | -3.0% |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | 6,580.0 | -2.8% |
| WPP PLC | 360.4 | -2.8% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 2,290.0 | -2.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year, not sorted |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,428 | 0.2% | 13.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 46,520 | 0.2% | 10.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,423 | 1.3% | 28.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 45,735 | 1.8% | 18.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,987 | 0.5% | 9.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 61.04 | 0.91% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 64.66 | 0.86% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,861 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 497 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +18 points this morning at 9,445. The UK 100 index is seen opening today’s session slightly higher, having yesterday failed to extend its four-day winning streak.
The three leading U.S. indexes closed at record highs on Thursday as investors shrugged off concerns tied to a U.S. government shutdown that had entered its second day. The S&P inched up 0.06% to close at 6,715.35. It was up 0.3% at the day’s peak, reaching a fresh all-time intraday high. The Dow Jones climbed 78.62 points, or 0.17%, to finish the day at 46,519.72, while the Nasdaq rose 0.39% to finish at 22,844.05. The tech heavy index also hit a new intraday record as well, supported by a gain in Nvidia shares, which also reached an all-time high, as investors continued to pile into the artificial intelligence giant.
In Asia this morning, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell by 0.47%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index decreased by 1.21%. India’s market also faced declines, with the Nifty 50 down 0.16% and the Sensex index losing 0.36%.
Beauty Tech Group will have an initial value of £300 million when conditional dealings in its shares get underway at 8am this morning. An offer price of 271p is at the mid-point of previous expectations, with the at-home beauty technology products firm set to raise £29 million from the issues of new shares. The initial public offering (IPO) provides a boost to the London stock market after a barren period for new issues. The group was founded in 2009 by current chief executive Laurence Newman and chief technology officer Andrew Showman. It sells through three beauty technology brands – CurrentBody Skin, ZIIP Beauty and Tria Laser.
JD Wetherspoon today posted a 10% rise in annual profits to £81.4 million, with like-for-like sales in the first nine weeks of the new financial year up by 3.2%. Founder and chairman Tim Martin said he expects a “reasonable outcome” for the current period but that government-led cost increases in areas such as energy may have a bearing on the result.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 9th October 2025:
WPP
Barratt Redrow
Kingfisher
Tesco
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 9th October 2025:
Taylor Wimpey
Primary Health Properties
Barr (A.G)
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