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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 1,667.5 | 5.0% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 90.3 | 3.8% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 871.8 | 2.3% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,434.5 | 2.1% |
| Natwest Group PLC | 261.9 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 1243.0 | -2.0% |
| Harbour Energy PLC | 312.6 | -1.8% |
| BP PLC | 480.9 | -1.8% |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 128.5 | -1.5% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5012.0 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,556 | 0.0% | 6.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,430 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,529 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,820 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,326 | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 80.32 | 0.43% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 85.90 | 0.39% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,800 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 387 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +5 points this morning at 7561. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally higher this morning ahead of a raft of PMI data due out across Europe. Some support may be provided by news over the weekend that more cities in China are relaxing covid rules despite rising infections. Elsewhere, on Sunday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed to maintain their current output levels.
Glencore reaches an agreement with the Democratic of Congo over past conduct, with Glencore paying $180m for claims of alleged corruption by the company between 2007-2018.
National Express makes interim CFO James Stamp their permanent CFO.
National Grid says conditions of sale of 60% equity to a consortium have now been met, which is expected to occur on January 31st 2023.
Vodafone CEO Nick Read is to step down on Dec 31st as they appoint Margherita Della Valle as interim CEO.
Bank of America Downgrades GlaxoSmithKline to Underperform from Neutral (8 Buys / 13 Holds / 2 Sells)
Bernstein Downgrades Unilever to Market-perform from Outperform (6 Buys / 8 Holds / 1 Sell)
Jefferies Downgrades Persimmon to Hold from Buy (5 Buys / 8 Holds / 2 Sells)
Jefferies Downgrades Kingspan to Underperform from Hold (2 Buys / 0 Holds / 0 Sells)
Jefferies Upgrades Bellway to Buy from Hold (11 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
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SSP Group
Victrex
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 8th December 2022:
Intermediate Capital Group
JD Sports Fashion
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 8th December 2022:
Sirius Real Estate
Investec
Liontrust Asset Management
Energean
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
Assura
Shaftesbury
Temple Bar Investment Trust
Johnson Matthey
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