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| UK 100 Leaders | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| G4S PLC | 273.5 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 18.4 |
| Coca-Cola HBC AG | 1328 | 40.0 | 3.1 | -30.1 |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 350.8 | 9.6 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Prudential PLC | 1404 | 35.5 | 2.6 | 18.2 |
| easyJet PLC | 1290 | 32.0 | 2.5 | -6.7 |
| Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets PLC | 169 | 3.5 | 2.1 | -41.4 |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 1066 | 22.0 | 2.1 | 15.6 |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 197.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | -19.6 |
| UK 100 Laggards | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Admiral Group PLC | 1371 | -79.0 | -5.5 | 9.4 |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 3423.5 | -91.5 | -2.6 | 13.5 |
| Glencore Xstrata PLC | 365.5 | -9.5 | -2.5 | 30.4 |
| BT Group PLC | 368.6 | -6.1 | -1.6 | 12.9 |
| Antofagasta PLC | 809 | -12.5 | -1.5 | -7.7 |
| IMI PLC | 1346 | -20.0 | -1.5 | -17.9 |
| Pearson PLC | 1105 | -16.0 | -1.4 | -16.5 |
| Diageo PLC | 1717 | -21.5 | -1.2 | -18.6 |
| Major World Indices | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| UK UK 100 | 6,656.7 | 24.3 | 0.37 | -1.4 |
| UK | 15,527.5 | 61.7 | 0.40 | -2.6 |
| FR CAC 40 | 4,194.8 | 32.6 | 0.78 | -2.4 |
| DE DAX 30 | 9,198.9 | 129.4 | 1.43 | -3.7 |
| US DJ Industrial Average 30 | 16,651.8 | 91.3 | 0.55 | 0.5 |
| US Nasdaq Composite 100 | 4,434.1 | 44.9 | 1.02 | 6.2 |
| US S&P 500 | 1,946.7 | 13.0 | 0.67 | 5.3 |
| JP Nikkei 225 | 15,322.9 | 109.3 | 0.72 | -5.9 |
| HK Hang Seng Index 48 | 24,956.9 | 66.6 | 0.27 | 7.1 |
| AU S&P/ASX 200 | 5,553.4 | 38.7 | 0.70 | 3.8 |
| Commodities & FX | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| Crude Oil, US Light Sweet ($/barrel) | 97.30 | -0.10 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
| Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) | 104.55 | 1.46 | 1.42 | -6.9 |
| Gold ($/oz) | 1312.45 | -0.45 | -0.03 | 9.0 |
| Silver ($/oz) | 19.83 | -0.01 | -0.06 | 2.2 |
| Platinum ($/oz) | 1470.50 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| GBP/USD – US$ per £ | 1.668 | – | -0.03 | 0.8 |
| EUR/USD – US$ per € | 1.336 | – | -0.04 | -2.8 |
| GBP/EUR – € per £ | 1.249 | – | 0.02 | 3.6 |
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UK 100 called to open down 20pts at 6642, after a buoyant session in UK equities yesterday.
Breaking News this morning - French and German GDP data miss estimates. CAC and DAX are also set to open lower.
The UK 100 Index gained 24pts yesterday led by house builder stocks, recovery plays and corporate earnings.
G4S (GFS.L) claimed top spot, shares finished up 5.27% after reporting first half profits ahead of analysts' expectations on emerging markets operations.
House builders cheered Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney's inflation report which detailed the two year inflation prediction at 1.8% narrowing the scope for interest rate rises. Traders added to house builder stocks on the assumption 'cheap money' will remain for some time yet. Barratt Developments (BDEV.L) closed higher by 2.81% and Persimmon (PSN.L) by 1.57%.
The recovery in airline shares continued, EasyJet (EZJ.L) shares closed at 1290p, up 2.54% and International Consolidated Airlines (IAG.L) rose by 0.40%.
Shares in Admiral Group (ADM.L) endured a sorry session as traders dropped the stock on its latest trading update. First half profit increased by a mere 2% while CEO Henry Engelhardt said there was no evidence of a return to premium growth. Shares fell by 5.45%.
Rio Tinto (RIO.L) and BT Group (BT.A.L) were among the notable decliners down 2.60% and 1.63% having gone ex-dividend.
Disappointing economic news led to a rise in US equities yesterday. The Dow Jones added 91pts as Retail Sales data showed a slowdown in consumer spending but prompted the assumption the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates earlier than expected.
In turn the MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained for a fourth consecutive session, the ASX 200 and Nikkei 225 posting the most impressive gains, up some 0.6%.
In commodities, US Light Crude fell to $97 as the EIA (Energy Information Administration) released a report detailing a rise in oil stockpiles for the first time since June.
Gold traded little changed below a three-week high at $1312, as investors gauged the health of the US economy and tensions persisted in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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