This report is not a personal recommendation and does not take into account your personal circumstances or appetite for risk.
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INFORMA PLC | 778.2 | 2.6% |
| LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC | 995.8 | 2.6% |
| PEARSON PLC | 570.2 | 2.5% |
| LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 318.4 | 2.3% |
| BRITISH LAND CO PLC | 587.8 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP | 213.1 | -6.8% |
| NMC HEALTH PLC | 775.0 | -5.3% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | 7300.0 | -4.3% |
| BAE SYSTEMS PLC | 643.2 | -2.8% |
| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 56.6 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,409 | -0.6% | 2.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 29,398 | -0.1% | 13.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,744 | 0.0% | 21.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 23,523 | -0.7% | 12.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,125 | -0.1% | 17.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 52.15 | 0.19% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 57.38 | 0.10% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,582 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 264 | 1.1% |
Click graph to enlarge
UK 100 called to open +25 points 7434; U.S. equity futures rose with China’s stocks and the yuan, taking encouragement from pledges to support the nation’s economy. Japanese equities declined after a deep contraction in GDP. China’s CSI 300 Index recouped all of its losses since trading resumed after the Lunar New Year break, with the central bank lowering one of its interest rates. The Nikkei slipped 164 points to trade at 23,523. It was a very different story in Hong Kong where we saw the Hang Seng adding 145 points to close at 27,961 & as previously mentioned a massive step up in China as the CSI 300 Index closed 2.25% higher to trade at 4,077. It was a quiet close last week in the US with all three major indices showing modest movements, the Dow Jones closed down 25 points at 29,398, the S&P 500 closed up 6 points at 3,380 & the Nasdaq closed up 19 points at 9,731. Oil prices continued to show momentum, trading close to $58 per barrel now, whilst Gold also caught a bid to trade at $1582 overnight.
Anglo American announces that Chris Griffith is to step down as CEO.
IAG announce that Klaus Goersch (COO) and director Angela Williams are leaving the company.
NMC Health announces a triple director resignation of Dr Shetty, Mr Buttikhi (CFO & director) and Mr Basaddiq all effective immediately.
Saga announces the sale of Bennetts Motorcycling Services Limited for £26m to Atlanta Investment Holdings.
Tullow Oil announces that Marina-1 exploration well, drilled on Z-38 license offshore Peru has reached total depth and has not encountered significant hydrocarbons.
William Hill announces the appointment of Adrian Marsh as their new CFO, he will join the company later this year.
Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
BHP Group, Petra Diamonds
Glencore, HSBC, Intercontinental Hotels Group
JP - Japanese Gross Domestic Product
EU - Eurgroup Meeting
UK 100 :
Imperial Brands
GlaxoSmithKline
Carnival Corporation
Unilever
:
NextEnergy Solar Fund
Pershing Square Holdings
Electrocomponents Upgraded to Hold by HSBC (Bloomberg: 7 Buys/ 4 Holds/ 1 Sells)
IMI Downgraded to Underperform by Credit Suisse (Bloomberg: 10 Buys/ 8 Holds/ 3 Sells)
For any help you may require placing trades or in terms of market information, put a call in to our trading floor – it’s all part of the service.
This research is produced by Accendo Markets Limited. Research produced and disseminated by Accendo Markets is classified as non-independent research, and is therefore a marketing communication. This investment research has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote its independence and it is not subject to the prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of investment research. This research does not constitute a personal recommendation or offer to enter into a transaction or an investment, and is produced and distributed for information purposes only.
Accendo Markets considers opinions and information contained within the research to be valid when published, and gives no warranty as to the investments referred to in this material. The income from the investments referred to may go down as well as up, and investors may realise losses on investments. The past performance of a particular investment is not necessarily a guide to its future performance.