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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 1,943.0 | 1.8% |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 1,750.2 | 1.3% |
| RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC | 5,999.0 | 1.0% |
| STANDARD CHARTERED PLC | 682.8 | 0.7% |
| ST JAMES’S PLACE PLC | 1,100.0 | 0.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ASHTEAD GROUP PLC | 2220.0 | -6.2% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 701.0 | -3.3% |
| WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS | 197.2 | -3.3% |
| BUNZL PLC | 2062.0 | -2.1% |
| MONDI PLC | 1614.0 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,214 | -0.3% | 6.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 27,882 | -0.1% | 14.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,071 | -0.3% | 21.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 23,392 | -0.1% | 10.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,753 | 0.7% | 21.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 58.93 | -0.52% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 63.96 | -0.59% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,465 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 278 | 0.3% |
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UK 100 called to open +25 at 7238 this morning; Yesterday evening a new survey indicated Boris Johnson's Conservatives may win the U.K. election by a smaller margin than previously predicted. This saw the pound fall, could this be good news for some of the UK Index heavyweights who report in USD? It was a mixed trading session in Asia, with the Nikkei subdued closing the day -8 points, whilst the Hang Seng had a far more positive session closing +207 points. In the U.S we saw a marginally negative trading session, but in the main close to flat, the Dow Jones closed at 27881 (-28 points), the S&P -4 points and the Nasdaq -5 points. Oil prices remained in focus overnight holding above $64.3 (support dating back to the start of the week). Whilst investor safe haven gold continued to tread water at $1464.
HSBC will pay $192.4m to resolve a U.S. probe of its role in helping wealthy Americans evade taxes by using undeclared Swiss bank accounts.
Ryanair announce that it may not receive any 737 Max aircraft from Boeing in time for its summer season due to European delays in testing the grounded jets.
Saga appoint Euan Sutherland as group CEO with effect from 6th Jan 2020.
Stagecoach announce solid financial results in their half year trading update. Statutory EPS of 9.8p (H1 2019: loss per share 5.5p). London bus profit ahead of start of year expectations and regional bus revenue growth rate recovering. Net debt £392.6m (H1 2019: £342.3m). Interim dividend maintained with no change to 2019/20 EPS expectations.
Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Anglo American Downgraded to Hold by Renaissance Capital (Bloomberg: 14 buys/ 8 holds/ 4 sells)
Antofagasta Downgraded to Hold by Jefferies (Bloomberg: 7 buys/ 10 holds/ 6 sells)
Hiscox Downgraded to Hold by Numis (Bloomberg: 5 buys/ 6 holds/ 4 Sells)
International consolidated airlines group Upgraded to Buy by Societe Generale (Bloomberg: 27 buys/ 4 holds/ 0 sells)
SSP Group Upgraded to Overweight by Morgan Stanley (Bloomberg: 9 buys/ 7 holds/ 1 Sells)
US CPI
FOMC Interest Rate Decision
British American Tobacco, Ted Baker, Tui
Thursday: Dixon’s Carphone, Superdry, Versarian, Ocado, PZ Cussons, Serco Group
Friday: Balfour Beatty
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UK 100
3i Group - 1.6%
Associated British Foods (ABF - Owner of Primark) - 1.37%
Marston’s - 3.72%
Cineworld - 1.34%
Cranswick - 0.54%
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