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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 2,332.0 | 5.6% |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 1,165.5 | 2.3% |
| JUST EAT TAKEAWAY | 8,120.0 | 1.9% |
| RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC | 6,532.0 | 1.2% |
| ADMIRAL GROUP PLC | 2,972.0 | 1.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 143.9 | -8.0% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS | 1265.0 | -5.7% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS | 1312.0 | -5.0% |
| BP PLC | 258.1 | -4.9% |
| LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 243.5 | -4.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,416 | -1.7% | -15.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 30,216 | 0.1% | 6.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,246 | -2.8% | -0.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,714 | -0.2% | 12.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,638 | -0.5% | -2.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 47.74 | -2.77% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 50.91 | -2.58% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,881 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 358 | 0.1% |
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UK 100 called to open -30 points this morning at 6385. Calls for a negative open come this morning as the UK 100 looks set to extend the previous session’s sharp falls in early trading on Tuesday as any thought of the Christmas festivities ahead remain subsumed within the grim realities of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic mutation and the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. Stateside yesterday Stocks were slightly lower Monday as concerns over a new Covid-19 strain in the United Kingdom countered hope for Congress passing a coronavirus stimulus deal, the Dow Jones Industrials Average managing to end marginally higher, up 37.40 points, or 0.1% at 30,216.45, the broader S&P 500 index shed 0.3%, while the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite lost 0.1%, and US Dow futures were heading lower on Tuesday. The weakness continued in Asian markets early on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropping 1.2% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index down 0.8%.
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DFS Furniture sees FY pre-tax profit and brand amortisation within upper half of current market forecast range.
EasyJet has agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of aircraft. The airline said a total of 22 aircraft will be deferred from FY 2022 to 2024, to FY 2027 to 2028.
Royal Mail has halted deliveries to several countries as a result of their port closures and travel tie cuts with Britain following a new faster spreading strain of the coronavirus.
Vodafone tender offer for KDG Minority Holdings of 103 Euros for each outstanding KDG share.
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