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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC | 2,508.0 | 4.1% |
| MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC | 168.9 | 3.6% |
| STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN PLC | 287.0 | 3.1% |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 814.6 | 3.0% |
| PERSIMMON PLC | 2,654.0 | 2.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| RIGHTMOVE PLC | 630.8 | -3.4% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 115.3 | -2.9% |
| HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 2446.0 | -2.8% |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 1358.0 | -2.5% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | 7505.0 | -2.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,513 | -0.3% | -13.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 30,199 | 1.1% | 7.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,363 | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,757 | 0.3% | 11.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,679 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 47.43 | -0.40% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 50.54 | -0.43% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,856 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 355 | 0.0% |
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UK 100 called to open +30 points this morning at 6547. Calls for a positive open come in advance of todays US federal Reserve interest rate decision, while the Fed is not expected to make any changes to interest rates today or unveil any new quantitative easing, investors will be looking for any commentary on the central bank’s willingness to provide take action should the need arise, particularly with recent data showing signs the US economy could be stalling. It was a positive session stateside yesterday, with the Dow Jones closing up 1.13% at 30,199 while the S&P climbed 1.29% to 3,694 and the Nasdaq rose by 1.25% to 12,595 amid optimism over stimulus negotiations and COVID-19 vaccinations. That optimism continued in Asia this morning with Japan’s Nikkei 225 up 0.26% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 0.82%.
Bunzl reports that they expect group revenue for FY is expected to increase by around 8% at actual exchange rates and around 9% at constant exchange rates.
Dixons Carphone reported a big rise in H1 profit, with a strong online performance more than offsetting the forced closure of its stores during COVID-19 lockdowns. They reported an adjusted pretax profit of £89m (2019: £2m).
Petrofac reported that trading is in line with expectations in a difficult environment. They are on track to cut gross overhead and project support costs by at least $125m in 2020.
Dixons Carphone
Watches of Switzerland
UK Consumer Price Index
German Markit Manufacturing PMI
Eurozone Markit PMI Composite
UK Markit PMI Composite
US Fed Interest Rate Decision
US Retail Sales
UK Retail Price Index
Eurozone Labour Cost
UK 100:
Vodafone Group
Morrison (Wm.) Supermarkets
British American Tobacco
United Utilities Group
UK 250:
Britvic
Sirius Real Estate
Games Workshop Group
Cranswick
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