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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 192.0 | 3.1% |
| RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC | 6,000.0 | 0.8% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 265.4 | 0.6% |
| RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC | 675.4 | -0.1% |
| NATWEST GROUP PLC | 184.2 | -0.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| RIGHTMOVE PLC | 565.0 | -6.8% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 2772.5 | -6.1% |
| BRITISH LAND CO PLC | 489.6 | -5.8% |
| SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TR PLC | 1135.0 | -5.1% |
| IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC | 1333.0 | -4.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,483 | -2.5% | -1.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 30,932 | -1.5% | 21.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,786 | -0.7% | 16.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 29,664 | 2.4% | 40.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,790 | 1.7% | 5.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 62.71 | 1.97% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 65.69 | 1.97% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,758 | 1.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 416 | 1.6% |
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UK 100 is called to open +54 points this morning at 6537. A positive open is expected today as both bond and equity markets returning to some sort of normality after the recent sell-off. This comes amid reports that Rishi Sunak will upgrade forecasts on the UK’s economic recovery from Covid at this week’s Budget. Asian markets were higher on Monday even as China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for February came in at 50.6, lower than January’s reading of 51.3 (The reading is still above the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction). The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong rose 1.39% while the Shanghai Composite in China gained 1.06%. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 surged 2.47%.
Aggreko reports a 2020 pretax loss of £73m (2019: £199m profit) as they take a £175m exceptional charge. They have declared a 2020 dividend of 15p, up from 0.38p previously.
AstraZeneca has sold its 7.7% stake in Moderna for more than $1bn.
Bunzl reports a 2020 pretax profit of £555.7m (2019: £453.3m).
Halfords FY21 profit range is expected to be "quite broad" due to volatile trading patterns.
Restaurant Group inks commitments for £500m of new debt facilities as their net debt at end of Dec 2020 was around £340m, which was in line with expectations.
Barclays Upgrades Pennon Group to Overweight from Equal weight (2 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
Jefferies Downgrades Superdry to Hold from Buy (3 Buys / 4 Holds / 1 Sell)
Aggreko
Bunzl
Ashtead
Fresnillo
Hiscox
Intertek
Rotork
Taylor Wimpey
Travis Perkins
Weir Group
China Non-Manufacturing PMI
German Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
US ISM Manufacturing PMI
ECB President Lagarde Speech
China Manufacturing PMI
German Markit Manufacturing PMI
UK Markit Manufacturing PMI
Fed's Williams Speech
Fed's Brainard Speech
US Markit Manufacturing PMI
UK 100:
BHP Group
Rio Tinto
Standard Chartered
St. James's Place
Berkeley Group Holdings
UK 250:
Diversified Gas & Oil
Oxford Instruments
Safestore Holdings
Renishaw
Ashmore Group
Scottish American Investment Company
Jlen Environmental Assets Group
HICL Infrastructure
Personal Assets Trust
Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Genus
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