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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Micro Focus International PLC | 1011 | 24.2 | 2.5 | -59.9 |
| Sky PLC | 1325 | 27.5 | 2.1 | 30.9 |
| Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 2928 | 46 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| Sage Group (The) PLC | 644.8 | 5.6 | 0.9 | -19.2 |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 65.13 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -4.3 |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Mediclinic International PLC | 573.4 | -27.6 | -4.6 | -11.7 |
| GKN PLC | 446.2 | -16.8 | -3.6 | 39.7 |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 428 | -14.2 | -3.2 | -4.7 |
| Fresnillo PLC | 1240.5 | -28 | -2.2 | -13.2 |
| Centrica PLC | 139.25 | -2.9 | -2.1 | 1.4 |
| Major World Indices | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| UK UK 100 | 7,030.5 | -26.2 | -0.37 | -8.6 |
| UK | 19,398.0 | -62.5 | -0.32 | -6.4 |
| FR CAC 40 | 5,152.1 | -15.2 | -0.29 | -3.0 |
| DE DAX 30 | 12,002.5 | -94.2 | -0.78 | -7.1 |
| US DJ Industrial Average 30 | 24,033.3 | 389.0 | 1.65 | -2.8 |
| US Nasdaq Composite | 6,941.3 | 71.2 | 1.04 | 0.6 |
| US S&P 500 | 2,614.5 | 32.6 | 1.26 | -2.2 |
| Commodities | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| Crude Oil, West Texas Int. ($/barrel) | 63.27 | -0.24 | -0.37 | 5.3 |
| Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) | 67.85 | -0.23 | -0.33 | 1.8 |
| Gold ($/oz) | 1334.07 | 2.97 | 0.22 | 2.4 |
| Silver ($/oz) | 16.36 | 0.03 | 0.17 | -3.1 |
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UK 100 index called to open down 20 points at 7023 following a mixed trading session over in Asia. Bears are eyeing a break of 7000 which could extend losses back to March lows of 6920. Bulls will be hoping to breakthrough 7040 to revisit 7150.
Calls for a slightly negative start stems from fresh China-US trade developments. US announced it is to tariff on about $50 billion of imports from China that covers around 1300 products. In response, the Chinese Embassy have said they will implement and take measures of equal strength and scale against US products
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