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| Monday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC | 533.5 | 8.8% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 308.1 | 8.7% |
| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 26.7 | 7.8% |
| BRITISH LAND CO PLC | 346.0 | 7.5% |
| NATWEST GROUP PLC | 107.0 | 7.4% |
| Monday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 149.4 | -3.5% |
| GVC HOLDINGS PLC | 978.8 | -2.0% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 291.9 | -1.4% |
| POLYMETAL INTERNATIONAL PLC | 1656.0 | -1.3% |
| FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC | 12530.0 | -1.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,026 | -0.1% | -18.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 27,993 | 1.2% | 2.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,194 | -0.1% | 5.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 23,559 | 0.7% | 7.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 5,900 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 37.40 | 0.38% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 39.61 | -0.55% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,957 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 307 | 0.0% |
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UK 100 called to open +30 points this morning at 5942. Calls for a positive open come as investors yesterday switched from sellers to buyers, Asian markets also traded higher on this morning, building on newfound momentum. It was once again a positive session in the US on Monday, which saw the Dow Jones gaining 410.10 points, or 1.5%, to close at 27,584.06. The S&P also closed in the green, by 1.6% to 3,351.60. The Nasdaq also popped by 1.9% to 11,117.53.
AA says deadline for takeover talks has been extended to October 27th 2020. They posted H1 2020 revenue of £478m and a profit before tax of £26m (2019: £42m).
Card Factory posted a H1 2020 pretax loss of £22.2m (2019: £24.3m profit) but said it has had an encouraging start to H2 following the reopening of its stores. They said it was not possible to provide a forecast for the rest of the year as its retail stores could be affected by a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ferguson reports that their annual profit rises, restores dividend as cost cuts pays off.
Greggs reports its sales have improved in September after a slow August but cautioned the outlook was uncertain with rising COVID-19 infection rates leading to further restrictions on customers. Since reopening its full estate on July 2nd Like-for-like sales averaged 71.2% of 2019 levels.
Wolseley
Grainger
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3i Infastructure
Topps Tiles
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German Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
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Japanese Industrial Production
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Smith & Nephew
UK 250:
TP ICAP
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Murray International Trust
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Fisher (James) & Sons
KAZ Minerals
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