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| UK 100 Leaders | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 1084 | 34.0 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
| Fresnillo PLC | 1012 | 31.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 |
| Royal Mail Group PLC | 426.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group (The) PLC | 345.6 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 7.0 |
| ARM Holdings PLC | 887.5 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Glencore Xstrata PLC | 365 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 30.2 |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1434 | 24.0 | 1.7 | -8.3 |
| Anglo American PLC | 1551 | 22.5 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| UK 100 Laggards | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Schroders PLC | 2213 | -61.0 | -2.7 | -6.6 |
| Smiths Group PLC | 1248 | -32.0 | -2.5 | -3.7 |
| Tullow Oil PLC | 710 | -17.5 | -2.4 | -31.8 |
| BG Group PLC | 1154.5 | -27.5 | -2.3 | -3.2 |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 191.9 | -4.1 | -2.1 | -21.7 |
| BT Group PLC | 371.4 | -7.7 | -2.0 | 13.8 |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2686 | -54.0 | -2.0 | 38.7 |
| Aviva PLC | 492.8 | -9.7 | -1.9 | 23.5 |
| Major World Indices | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| UK UK 100 | 6,567.4 | -30.0 | -0.45 | -2.7 |
| UK | 15,243.4 | 3.3 | 0.02 | -4.3 |
| FR CAC 40 | 4,147.8 | -2.0 | -0.05 | -3.4 |
| DE DAX 30 | 9,009.3 | -29.7 | -0.33 | -5.7 |
| US DJ Industrial Average 30 | 16,554.0 | 185.6 | 1.13 | -0.1 |
| US Nasdaq Composite 100 | 4,370.9 | 35.9 | 0.83 | 4.7 |
| US S&P 500 | 1,931.6 | 22.0 | 1.15 | 4.5 |
| JP Nikkei 225 | 15,132.0 | 353.6 | 2.39 | -7.1 |
| HK Hang Seng Index 48 | 24,635.3 | 303.9 | 1.25 | 5.7 |
| AU S&P/ASX 200 | 5,463.7 | 28.4 | 0.52 | 2.1 |
| Commodities & FX | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| Crude Oil, US Light Sweet ($/barrel) | 97.87 | 0.52 | 0.53 | -1.4 |
| Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) | 105.06 | 0.16 | 0.15 | -5.3 |
| Gold ($/oz) | 1307.45 | -3.15 | -0.24 | 8.8 |
| Silver ($/oz) | 19.87 | -0.04 | -0.21 | 2.5 |
| Platinum ($/oz) | 1477.00 | -1.50 | -0.1 | 7.5 |
| GBP/USD – US$ per £ | 1.678 | – | 0.02 | 1.4 |
| EUR/USD – US$ per € | 1.340 | – | -0.08 | -2.4 |
| GBP/EUR – € per £ | 1.252 | – | 0.12 | 3.7 |
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UK 100 called to open +35pts at 6610 and the German DAX called higher by 100pts at 9110, following a bounce from the US equity markets on Friday.
Following another turbulent trading session in the US, as tensions eased in Ukraine risk came back on the table. Pre-markets losses of over 100pts were quickly recovered and the DOW finished higher by 185pts at 16,555, almost a 300pt intraday swing.
Asian markets followed suit and had a rebound from their biggest decline since May with the Japanese Nikkei the standout performer up 2.4% at 15,131 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng trading higher by 1.2% at 22,625.
In focus today with a lack of macro data all traders will be keeping a close eye tensions worldwide with geopolitical risks still firmly on the table. Be prepared for considerable swings and movements on this market.
In Commodities WTI rose to $98.07 a barrel after a third day of gains after U.S Air Strikes in Iraq. Brent rose 4 cents to $104.98 a barrel. Gold fell 0.30% to $1,305.28 as markets assess Middle East tensions.
In FX the Yen falls to 102.11 vs Dollar and it was 136.80 against the € as Russia cases Ukraine Tension.
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