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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 720.2 | 16.1% |
| JUST EAT TAKEAWAY | 6,560.0 | 10.5% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 1,361.0 | 10.4% |
| ADMIRAL GROUP PLC | 2,232.0 | 10.1% |
| SCHRODERS PLC | 2,342.0 | 10.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 342.3 | -18.0% |
| MEGGITT PLC | 315.8 | -17.4% |
| CARNIVAL PLC | 942.6 | -15.8% |
| ITV PLC | 65.4 | -12.6% |
| TUI AG-DI | 280.4 | -10.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 5,295 | 2.8% | -27.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 21,237 | 5.2% | -18.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 8,939 | 2.3% | -23.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 16,727 | -1.7% | -22.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 4,953 | -6.4% | -20.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 26.29 | -2.45% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 28.28 | -1.57% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,510 | -1.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 222 | -4.2% |
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UK 100 called to open -210 points at 5080. U.S. stock futures slid, hitting exchange-enforced bands that prevent further losses, as investors assess the Trump administration’s beefed up policy response to the coronavirus. Contracts on the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrial Average all reached the so-called limit down level, however since then, the market has recovered somewhat. Boris Johnson’s government announced a massive rescue package of loans and grants for businesses in a desperate attempt to stop the coronavirus pandemic wrecking the U.K. economy. OIl once again dropped below $30 as the Saudi/Russian oil war continued, driving Brent Crude to $28.81 a barrel.
Ferrexpo delivered strong cash flow generation which is up 62% year on year. This has enabled us to allocate capital to further reduce debt, to increase investment to drive medium term growth, and to pay record dividends to shareholders. Revenue up 18% to US$1.5 billion due to higher iron ore fines prices and an increase in sales volumes
Morrisons released results this morning, Group like-for-like sales ex-fuel/ex-VAT down 0.8% (2018/19: up 4.8%). Total revenue down 1.1% to £17.5bn (2018/19: £17.7bn). Profit before tax and exceptionals up 3.0% to £408m (2018/19: £396m). EPS before exceptionals up 2.6% to 13.18p (2018/19: 12.85p). Sales have been improving since the start of 2020, and improved again recently with retail contribution to LFL flat for the first four weeks of 2020/21. This is despite the significant deflationary impact of our continued investment in becoming more competitive for customers. During the last two weeks, there has been considerable stocking up and sales pull-forward as customers plan for the impact of COVID-19. Overall, for the first six weeks of 2020/21, retail contribution to LFL was 5.0.
Restaurant Group this morning announced has been reviewing the rapidly evolving situation relating to Covid-19 and has modelled a scenario of the potential financial outcome in the coming months. It is now clear that the increasing effects of Covid-19 will result in a material reduction in expectations for revenue and profit across the business for the first half of this financial year
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