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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 36.1 | 5.7% |
| NATWEST GROUP PLC | 163.9 | 5.5% |
| COMPASS GROUP PLC | 1,409.5 | 4.5% |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 3,120.0 | 4.2% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 153.7 | 3.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| UNILEVER PLC | 4067.0 | -6.2% |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 1000.0 | -3.3% |
| BT GROUP PLC | 124.6 | -3.2% |
| JUST EAT TAKEAWAY | 7930.0 | -3.2% |
| UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC | 913.0 | -2.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,504 | -0.1% | -13.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,056 | 1.1% | 6.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,060 | 0.9% | 4.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,779 | 1.5% | 23.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,841 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 56.51 | 0.50% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 59.11 | 0.46% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,799 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 358 | 0.6% |
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UK 100 called to open flat this morning at 6500. Traders will today be looking towards Non Farm Payroll data out later today, mores o than usual, as January payroll numbers are a tough call given the current global situation. This comes on the back of a bumper session in the States yesterday on hopes that president Biden’s stimulus package would pass through the US Senate relatively little changed. The Dow Jones jumped 332 points to 31,056 while the S&P 500 rallied 42 points to 3,872. The positive sentiment continued into Asia overnight with Japan’s Nikkei 421 points to the good at 28,763 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index 266 points firmer at 29,380.
AstraZeneca says Kestrel phase 3 trial on Imfinzi did not meet primary endpoint as it did not improve overall survival in head, neck cancer patients.
Beazley reported a 2020 pretax loss of $50.4m, swinging from a profit of $267.7m in 2019. They declared a 0p 2020 dividend v 12.3p in 2019.
French Connection says that Spotlight brands and Go global retail have both made takeover tilts for the company.
Warehouse REIT are to raise up to £45.9m via a 37.9m share placing at 121p per share.
Barclays Downgrades Johnson Matthey to Underweight (5 Buys / 8 Holds / 3 Sells)
Berenberg initiates coverage of Rio Tinto with a Hold (6 Buys / 10 Holds / 2 Sells)
Berenberg initiates coverage of BHP Group with a Hold (7 Buys / 8 Holds / 2 Sells)
Berenberg initiates coverage of Anglo American with a Buy (9 Buys / 4 Holds / 1 Sell)
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Burberry to Neutral (4 Buys / 13 Holds / 2 Sells)
Beazley
Smurfit Kappa
Electrocomponents plc
US Nonfarm Payrolls
BoE's Governor Bailey speech
UK 100:
Hargreaves Lansdown
UK 250:
Avon Rubber
PZ Cussons
Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst
Greencoat UK Wind
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
Civitas Social Housing
ICG Enterprise Trust
UK Commercial Property REIT
BMO Commercial Property Trust
Renewables Infrastructure Group
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