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| UK 100 Leaders | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Persimmon PLC | 1312 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Prudential PLC | 1420 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 19.5 |
| British Land Co PLC | 730.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 24.9 |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 1098 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 19.1 |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 353.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Johnson Matthey PLC | 3090 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 10.9 |
| Sports Direct International PLC | 696 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| CRH PLC | 1417 | -3.0 | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| UK 100 Laggards | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Admiral Group PLC | 1333 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| Friends Life Group Ltd | 308.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -5.4 |
| Glencore Xstrata PLC | 358.8 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 28.0 |
| GKN PLC | 338.6 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -3.5 |
| Kingfisher PLC | 295.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -24.4 |
| Meggitt PLC | 467.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -13.9 |
| Randgold Resources Ltd | 5065 | -55.0 | -1.1 | 14.6 |
| Fresnillo PLC | 1005 | -22.0 | -2.1 | 5.0 |
| Major World Indices | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| UK UK 100 | 6,689.1 | 3.8 | 0.06 | -0.9 |
| UK | 15,667.8 | -7.8 | -0.05 | -1.7 |
| FR CAC 40 | 4,174.4 | -31.1 | -0.74 | -2.8 |
| DE DAX 30 | 9,092.6 | -132.5 | -1.44 | -4.8 |
| US DJ Industrial Average 30 | 16,663.0 | -50.7 | -0.30 | 0.5 |
| US Nasdaq Composite 100 | 4,464.9 | 11.9 | 0.27 | 6.9 |
| US S&P 500 | 1,955.1 | -0.1 | -0.01 | 5.8 |
| JP Nikkei 225 | 15,322.6 | 4.3 | 0.03 | -5.9 |
| HK Hang Seng Index 48 | 24,888.9 | -66.0 | -0.26 | 6.8 |
| AU S&P/ASX 200 | 5,582.3 | 15.8 | 0.28 | 4.3 |
| Commodities & FX | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| Crude Oil, US Light Sweet ($/barrel) | 96.66 | -0.59 | -0.6 | -1.5 |
| Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) | 102.64 | -0.43 | -0.42 | -7.0 |
| Gold ($/oz) | 1302.65 | -2.85 | -0.22 | 8.4 |
| Silver ($/oz) | 19.57 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.6 |
| Platinum ($/oz) | 1459.00 | -9.80 | -0.67 | 6.2 |
| GBP/USD – US$ per £ | 1.673 | – | 0.23 | 0.9 |
| EUR/USD – US$ per € | 1.340 | – | -0.02 | -2.5 |
| GBP/EUR – € per £ | 1.249 | – | 0.25 | 3.4 |
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UK 100 called to open up 40pts at 6727, set for a fourth consecutive day of gains as Ukraine and Russia met for talks and Kurdish forces made progress against militants in Iraq’s north.
The UK 100 Index closed just 3pts higher on Friday as CNBC reported violent clashes in Ukraine prompting traders to close positions ahead of the weekend.
Shallow gains or losses of as much as 2% were registered among equities.
Defensive stocks proved favourable with traders. Tesco (TSCO.L), BT Group (BT.A.L), Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT.L), Vodafone (VOD.L) and United Utilities (UU..L) posted gains for the session.
Fresnillo (FRES.L) and Randgold Resources (RRS.L) were among the heaviest fallers as the price of gold retreated from its highest level. Shares fell 2.14% and 1.07% respectively.
NEWS - London home asking prices plunge the most in more than six years (Rightmove). Keep an eye on house builder stocks this morning.
Geopolitical tensions caused 50pts to come off the value of the Dow Jones, closing at 16,662pts. While Asian markets recorded an indecisive session as narrow gains or losses were recorded as Ukraine/Russia optimism was offset by a fall in Chinese new home prices on weak demand.
In commodities gold continued is decline for a second day, currently trading at $1301 having hit lows of $1292 on Friday, as outlook for an improving US economy outweighed tensions in Ukraine. Silver also fell to two month lows having fallen below $19.50.
Brent fell again amid speculation that supplies would not be disrupted in the Middle East, extending weekly losses to 1.4%, to $102.4 a barrel. WTI followed suit down by 0.7% on the day to $96.70 a barrel.
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