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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 2,895.0 | 9.1% |
| ITV PLC | 70.3 | 7.2% |
| HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC | 1,461.5 | 5.3% |
| AVEVA GROUP PLC | 3,616.0 | 5.2% |
| EVRAZ PLC | 261.1 | 5.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 656.4 | -5.5% |
| RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC | 381.2 | -5.5% |
| AVIVA PLC | 253.6 | -4.9% |
| VODAFONE GROUP PLC | 110.8 | -4.2% |
| SAINSBURY (J) PLC | 197.9 | -4.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 5,678 | -0.5% | -23.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 23,434 | 3.4% | -11.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 10,333 | -0.2% | -13.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 19,353 | 2.1% | -11.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 5,207 | -0.9% | -16.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 26.08 | 10.37% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 33.55 | 5.27% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,647 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 227 | -0.1% |
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UK 100 called to open +64 points points at 5743. This comes after we saw a boost during trading in the US on hopes that the death tolls had plateaued in the U.S and that it was expected that the number of deaths would soon peak. This paired with supportive Fed minutes and Bernie Sanders withdrawing from the presidential race saw early modest gains just continue to rise. Russia said overnight that it was willing to cut output of oil, in an attempt to stabilise the price, this saw oil trade back over $30 per barrel. It was a mixed session in Asia, the Nikkei followed yesterdays huge pains with a more modest session, closing out the day almost flat, giving up just 7 points, to trade at 19,345. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng traded 180 points higher at 24,152, whilst in China it was a more modest gain of 12 points to close at 3,792.
Diageo have announced they are to withdraw their outlook on sales, operating profit growth and suspend its capital returns programme for the rest of the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mondi report that the group has delivered a robust trading performance, in line with expectations during Q1 2020. EBITDA -18% below Q1 2019 driven mainly by lower pricing across key paper grades. The board has decided to cancel the final dividend payment for the year ended 31st Dec 2019 due to COVID-19 outbreak.
NMC Health have announced it expects to be placed into administration in due course, following weeks of uncertainty relating to its debt levels and undisclosed shareholder dealings.
Restaurant Group expects a 50% slide in total sales for FY 2020, assuming all its restaurants and pubs remain closed yntil the end of June due to the coronavirus lockdown.
FCA has asked UK companies to delay results
for at least two weeks to prevent investors acting on out-of-date information
FCA has asked UK companies to delay results
for at least two weeks to prevent investors acting on out-of-date information
EU - ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
UK - GDP
UK - Industrial Production Data Data
US - Jobless Claims
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