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| UK 100 Leaders | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Tullow Oil PLC | 407 | -17.2 | -4.1 | -52.4 |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC | 2245.5 | 23.0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Weir Group PLC | 1874 | -31.0 | -1.6 | -12.1 |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 1009 | 7.0 | 0.7 | -25.5 |
| Dixons Carphone PLC | 460.9 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 70.1 |
| Tesco PLC | 181 | -4.4 | -2.4 | -45.9 |
| Intertek Group PLC | 2349 | -6.0 | -0.3 | -25.4 |
| Admiral Group PLC | 1339 | 30.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| UK 100 Laggards | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| TUI AG | 1071 | -25.0 | -2.3 | 0.0 |
| Fresnillo PLC | 714 | -25.0 | -3.4 | -4.2 |
| Coca-Cola HBC AG | 1245 | 11.0 | 0.9 | -29.3 |
| Sky PLC | 896 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| Randgold Resources Ltd | 4150 | -281.0 | -6.3 | 9.5 |
| SSE PLC | 1619 | -5.0 | -0.3 | 18.2 |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 76.57 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -2.9 |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 4603 | 38.0 | 0.8 | 28.8 |
| Major World Indices | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| UK UK 100 | 6,576.7 | 31.5 | 0.48 | -2.6 |
| UK | 15,991.5 | 102.6 | 0.65 | 0.4 |
| FR CAC 40 | 4,254.4 | 12.8 | 0.30 | -1.0 |
| DE DAX 30 | 9,865.8 | 78.8 | 0.81 | 3.3 |
| US DJ Industrial Average 30 | 17,959.4 | 154.6 | 0.87 | 8.3 |
| US Nasdaq Composite 100 | 4,781.4 | 16.0 | 0.34 | 14.5 |
| US S&P 500 | 2,078.5 | 7.9 | 0.38 | 12.5 |
| JP Nikkei 225 | 17,635.1 | 13.7 | 0.08 | 8.2 |
| HK Hang Seng Index 48 | 23,372.0 | -36.6 | -0.16 | 0.3 |
| AU S&P/ASX 200 | 5,380.9 | -61.0 | -1.12 | 0.5 |
| Commodities & FX | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| Crude Oil, US Light Sweet ($/barrel) | 55.73 | 0.39 | 0.7 | -43.9 |
| Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) | 60.07 | 0.24 | 0.39 | -46.0 |
| Gold ($/oz) | 1179.70 | 5.80 | 0.49 | -2.6 |
| Silver ($/oz) | 15.71 | 0.11 | 0.72 | -19.7 |
| Platinum ($/oz) | 1180.20 | -16.60 | -1.39 | -14.1 |
| GBP/USD – US$ per £ | 1.559 | – | 0.07 | -5.9 |
| EUR/USD – US$ per € | 1.223 | – | 0.09 | -11.1 |
| GBP/EUR – € per £ | 1.274 | – | -0.01 | 5.7 |
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The UK 100 Index is called to open 32pts higher at 6610pts, pushing higher still after adding 31pts yesterday.
A steady session saw 77 companies advance yesterday on the UK 100 , as traders adopted the strategy 'let the trend be your friend' and made the most of the inevitable Santa rally.
While the gainers were plentiful, if shallow (Admiral ADM.L best performer +2.3%), the losers were few, and some, aggressive. The most notable decliners were companies linked to commodities - metals (industrial and precious) and oil.
Randgold Resources (RRS.L) the day's heaviest faller, down 6.3% at the close, closely followed by peer Fresnillo (FRES.L) down 3.4% as a strengthening dollar impacted the price of gold.
Tullow Oil (TLW.L) slipped by 4% along with BG Group (BG.L) down 1.7% as oil too, fell victim to a firming dollar.
U.S. stocks enjoyed a record breaking session. The Dow Jones (17,959pts) and S&P 500 (2,078pts) closed at record highs, confirming Santa's arrival in Stateside. The S&P 500 has closed at a record high on 50 occasions this year.
Asian stocks fell, with commodity shares dragging the regional index lower for the first time in four days. The dollar traded near a two-week high versus the yen before data on the U.S. economy.
The dollar rose for a fifth day against the yen before U.S. reports that analysts said will show economic growth was revised higher and durable goods orders increased.
Gold advanced from a three-week low as crude oil rallied amid signs of rising physical demand. Platinum climbed from the lowest level since 2009. The metal sank to $1,170 yesterday, the lowest level since Dec. 1. U.S. oil futures for February delivery increased 1.2% today after dropping 3.3% yesterday.
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