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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP PLC | 298.8 | 5.4% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 111.9 | 4.9% |
| LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC | 682.6 | 4.1% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 188.9 | 4.0% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS | 1,428.8 | 3.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| VODAFONE GROUP PLC | 125.5 | -3.4% |
| RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC | 470.0 | -2.4% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2330.0 | -2.2% |
| UNILEVER PLC | 3839.0 | -2.1% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 2287.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,659 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,964 | 1.4% | 13.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,976 | 0.8% | 7.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 29,672 | -1.6% | 26.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,778 | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 63.22 | 2.51% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 67.00 | 2.49% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,801 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 432 | 3.2% |
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UK 100 is called to open +20 points this morning at 6678 (Also paid a 13.42 point dividend). Calls for a positive open this morning come on the back of a very welcome bumper session in the US for traders, this was thanks in main to US officials talking down the prospect of higher interest rates. All major indices delivered a significant bounce from Tuesdays fall, The Dow Jones added 424 points or 1.35% to close at 31,961 whilst the S&P 500 climbed 1.14% to 3,925 at the end of the session. Tthe Nasdaq added a slightly more modest but still strong 0.99% rise to 13,597 and the small-cap focussed Russell 2000 index made the biggest gain, rising 2.38% to 2,284 by the close. The positive sentiment continued in Asia this morning, Japan’s Nikkei gained 1.6% to 30,168 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng moved 1.76% higher to 30,241. The Shanghai Composite added 0.6% to 3,585.
Anglo American posted a slight fall in profits for 2020 but boosted dividends after strong commodity prices helped the diversified miner recover from coronavirus disruptions suffered in its first half. EBITDA fell 2% to $9.8bn, beating consensus of $9.4bn. They declared a final dividend of 72 cents per share, in line with its 40% payout policy and up 53% from a year earlier.
Aston Martin went further into the red with a £466m pre-tax loss, as sales tumbled in 2020 during a turbulent year. They maintained an outlook of around 6,000 sales to dealers in 2021.
BAE Systems posted a 2% rise in annual EPS, beating forecasts and guided to further growth in 2021.
Centrica reported a FY operating loss from continuing operations of £362m (£783 loss a year ago).
Evraz's 2020 net profit jumps to $858m (2019: $365m).
Hikma Pharmaceuticals sees higher 2021 sales and posted an increase in FY profit to $566m ($508m last year).
KAZ Minerals reports FY operating profit of $1.01bn.
Standard Chartered posted a 57% fall in annual profit missing analyst estimates on higher credit impairments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
St James's Place posted a 75% surge in annual profit, helped by market makers' recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic fallout and aims for a target of more than £200bn in funds under management by the end of 2025.
Jefferies Upgrades Reckitt Benckiser to Hold from Underperform (7 Buys / 5 Holds / 2 Sells)
Anglo American
Aston Martin
BAE Systems
Centrica
Croda International
Derwent London
Drax Group
Evraz
Grafton Group
Hammerson
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Howden Joinery Group
Inchcape
KAZ Minerals
Morgan Sindall
Petrofac
Serco
St James Place
Standard Chartered
Vistry Group
IMI
International Consolidated Airlines Group
JP Morgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust
Jupiter Fund Management
Pantheon International
RSA Insurance Group
Rightmove
UNITE Group
US Durable Goods Orders
US Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft
US Gross Domestic Product Annualized
EU leaders summit
German Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey
Eurozone Consumer Confidence
Eurozone Business Climate
US Initial Jobless Claims
US Fed's Williams speech
UK 100:
Diageo
Land Securities Group
Unilever
AstraZeneca
Barclays
UK 250:
Witan Investment Trust
Redrow
LXI REIT
Plus500
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