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| Thursday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC | 120.2 | 4.1% |
| SSE PLC | 1,254.0 | 3.8% |
| DS SMITH PLC | 305.0 | 3.5% |
| MONDI PLC | 1,692.0 | 3.2% |
| STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN PLC | 233.2 | 3.2% |
| Thursday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 116.8 | -10.2% |
| DCC PLC | 5610.0 | -6.6% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS | 928.0 | -3.7% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS | 907.3 | -3.5% |
| BP PLC | 218.2 | -3.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 5,879 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 27,817 | 0.1% | 4.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,731 | -0.2% | 3.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 23,185 | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 5,873 | 1.0% | -11.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 38.69 | -3.80% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 40.87 | -3.38% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,905 | 1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 288 | -5.1% |
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UK 100 called to open -54 points this morning at 5824. Cutting to the chase. Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for Covid-19. Markets sunk over night and futures have fallen on this news as an already unstable market will now be dogged by even more uncertainty. The president will begin his quarantine immediately. Asia erased earlier gains, as the Tokyo stock exchange reopened after being closed for a day after a technical glitch. Markets had been choppy early after a spate of data, including jobless claims and consumer spending, which suggested that the U.S. economic recovery could be losing steam. This is in contrast to recent days as investors had been watching for clues to further fiscal stimulus from the US, which had edged markets up. Gold was down 0.55% at $1894 per ounce whilst oil was down nearly 1% (Brent $40.54 and US Crude $38.34).
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UK 250:
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PZ Cussons
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