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| Yesterday’s UK100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| EASYJET PLC | 833.0 | 6.2% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 288.2 | 3.2% |
| MEGGITT PLC | 339.6 | 2.9% |
| CARNIVAL PLC | 1,194.5 | 1.7% |
| BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS/THE | 4,363.0 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP | 1281.0 | -7.6% |
| PENNON GROUP PLC | 1134.0 | -5.0% |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 2525.0 | -4.8% |
| HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC | 1622.5 | -4.3% |
| SCHRODERS PLC | 3030.0 | -3.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,341 | -0.6% | -12.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 26,282 | 0.1% | 3.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,431 | -0.5% | 3.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 22,696 | 0.4% | 9.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 5,992 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 37.41 | 0.32% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 39.86 | 0.18% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,714 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 249 | 0.1% |
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UK 100 called to open +60 points at 6400. Asian markets overnight were upbeat, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 up 82 points at 22,778 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng 57 points firmer at 24,423. This follows a muted session in the U.S yesterday, which saw the Dow Jones rise by 12 points to close at 26,282 while the S&P 500 fell 11 points to 3,112. Oil prices nudged higher on Friday as traders await cues from a meeting that could take place as soon as this weekend where major oil producers will discuss whether to extend record production cuts. Brent crude futures were up 0.5%, at $40.19 a barrel this morning, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 0.2%, to $37.49 a barrel.
Biffa posts FY underlying profit before tax of £71.7m. They stated that no final dividend will be recommended for FY 2020 and that the outlook remains uncertain.
Kaz Minerals states that the group's capital expenditure guidance of $150m for 2020 remains in place.
Premier Oil announce that they have amended terms for the acquisition of the Andrew Area and Shearwater assets (BP Acquisitions) agreed in principle and that cash payable at the end of completion is reduced to $210m.
Revolution Bars launches £15m share placing to pay down debt.
Taylor Wimpey sees jump in bookings as lockdown eases.
Workspace reports that their FY profit nearly halved, down 47% to £72.5m and that they expect more trouble to come in the months ahead due to a drop in new business since the coronavirus outbreak occured.
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