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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rightmove | 466.0 | 5.5% |
| Autotrader Group | 494.8 | 4.7% |
| BAE Systems | 2,214.0 | 3.0% |
| 3i Group | 3,014.0 | 2.9% |
| IMI | 2,814.0 | 2.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Kingfisher | 325.7 | -5.2% |
| Anglo American | 3,231.0 | -4.4% |
| Airtel Africa | 342.2 | -4.2% |
| Pershing Square Holdings | 3,966.0 | -4.0% |
| Marks & Spencer Group | 364.0 | -3.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,285 | 1.2% | 18.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,502 | 1.0% | 11.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,591 | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 55,621 | 0.6% | 50.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,851 | 1.0% | 11.4% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 107.96 | 18.77% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 107.97 | 16.49% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 5,124 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 573 | 1.4% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -120 points at 10,164. The UK 100 looks set to open the week lower, continuing the decline for the UK’s blue-chip index caused by the ongoing conflict in the middle east.
Asian equities opened the week under heavy selling pressure as the oil shock reverberated across global markets. Japan’s Nikkei fell more than 7% at one point, while South Korea’s market dropped over 8% at its day lows, triggering a circuit breaker before trading resumed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 1.65%, while China’s CSI300 fell about 1.7%. China reported February CPI rising 1.3% year-on-year, above expectations of 0.9%, while producer prices declined 0.9%.
Stocks fell Stateside on Friday, adding to their weekly declines, as oil prices spiked and traders reacted to an unexpected drop in new U.S. jobs data. The Dow Jones lost 453.19 points, or 0.95%, to end at 47,501.55. It was down close to 950 points, or almost 2%, at its low of the day. The S&P fell 1.33% and settled at 6,740.02. Nasdaq dropped 1.59% and closed at 22,387.68.
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