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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 1,542.5 | 3.9% |
| FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC | 7,600.0 | 2.1% |
| UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC | 888.2 | 1.1% |
| SEVERN TRENT PLC | 2,299.0 | 1.0% |
| SAINSBURY (J) PLC | 201.2 | 0.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC | 84.4 | -12.3% |
| EASYJET PLC | 603.2 | -9.9% |
| ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP | 104.3 | -9.3% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 217.8 | -8.5% |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 511.6 | -8.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 5,598 | -3.3% | -25.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 23,504 | -1.9% | -11.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 10,280 | -3.9% | -15.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 19,290 | -1.3% | -13.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 5,416 | -0.9% | -13.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 19.85 | -0.10% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 27.75 | 0.22% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,721 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 232 | 0.4% |
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UK 100 called to open +40 points points at 5640. Signs of a relief rally in both the U.S. and the UK come on the back of news that it is expected today that President Trump will ease lockdown rules today as data now suggests that new cases in the U.S. may have peaked. It was a more subdued session in Asia overnight, seeing the Nikkei close 1.33% lower at 19,290 and the Hang Seng trade 0.58% lower at 24,013, in China early losses were pared toward the close, seeing the CSI 300 trade 0.1% higher. Oil prices once again fell yesterday, overnight however does seem to have stabilised as it has emerged that some U.S. oil drilling companies may actually get paid to leave the oil in the ground in an attempt to stabilise the global price.
Barratt Developments announce that between 23 March 2020 - 12 April 2020, they delivered 1,349 home completions, meaning 11,713 homes (2019: 10,954 homes) were completed in this period. Total forward sales of 12,376 homes at a value of £2,891.9m. They have also suspended all forward guidance until such time that the overall impact of COVID-19 on the Group becomes clearer.
Dechra Pharmaceuticals annouce they have completed the acquisition of the Mirataz product portfolio from Kindred Biosciences.
EasyJet expects to deliver a H1 2020 loss before tax in the range of £185-£205m, representing an improved Y-o-Y H1 loss before tax (H1 2019: £275m). Total revenue +1.6% to £2,382m (H1 2019: £2,343m) with seat capacity decreasing by 7.6% to 42.7m (H1 2019: 46.2m). It's not possible to provide financial guidance for the remainder of the FY20 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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