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| Friday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROU | 4,280.0 | 6.2% |
| GVC HOLDINGS PLC | 786.2 | 5.1% |
| COMPASS GROUP PLC | 1,163.5 | 3.0% |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 2,398.0 | 2.8% |
| LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC | 570.8 | 2.3% |
| Friday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| SMITH & NEPHEW PLC | 1488.0 | -2.4% |
| DCC PLC | 6636.0 | -1.9% |
| ITV PLC | 60.1 | -1.9% |
| COCA-COLA HBC AG-DI | 2018.0 | -1.9% |
| HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 2349.0 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,002 | -0.2% | -15.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 27,930 | 0.7% | 9.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,765 | -0.5% | 9.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 22,920 | 0.2% | 10.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,111 | -0.1% | -6.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 42.34 | -1.12% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 44.35 | -1.22% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,940 | -0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 293 | -1.9% |
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UK 100 called to open +50 points this morning at 6090. Calls for a positive open come this morning as investors' hopes over financial recovery grew after US President Donald Trump announced a promising new coronavirus treatment. During trading on Friday the Dow Jones added 190.6 points, or 0.7%, to close at 27,930.33. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to end the day at 3397.16, yet another closing record. The Nasdaq completed the green sweep by gaining 0.4% to 11,311.80, also a record close. This gain was on the back of Data from IHS Markit showed U.S. manufacturing activity hit its highest level in 19 months in August, while services were at their highest level in 17 months.
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