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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TR PLC | 1,165.0 | 4.5% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 324.0 | 3.6% |
| RIGHTMOVE PLC | 587.0 | 3.4% |
| DCC PLC | 6,452.0 | 3.3% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | 7,344.0 | 3.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 196.0 | -5.2% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 111.9 | -4.4% |
| BRITISH LAND CO PLC | 506.2 | -2.3% |
| MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC | 171.0 | -2.3% |
| LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 272.1 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,726 | 0.3% | 34.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 32,731 | 0.3% | 76.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,657 | 0.3% | 67.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,996 | -0.6% | 71.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,745 | -0.1% | 48.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 61.55 | 0.21% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 63.93 | -1.07% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,738 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 411 | -0.7% |
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UK 100 is called to open -42 points this morning at 6684. A lower open is expected today, a year on from the first UK national lockdown, as investors look to mainland Europe and the slowing down of the vaccination programme and concerns for what this may mean for travel plans for this year and the impact this could have on travel stocks. Stocks in Asia this morning were lower, The Hang Seng in Hong Kong slipped 1.53% while the Shanghai Composite in China dipped 1.26%. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.61% and South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.97%. This bucks the trend set yesterday stateside as U.S. stocks jumped on Monday led higher by technology shares as investors flocked back into the markets as bond yields rates dropped. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.2% to close the session at 13,377.54. The S&P added 0.7% to end the session at 3,940.59, to break a two-day losing streak. The Dow Jones completed the green sweep by gaining 103.23 points, or 0.3%, to end at 32,731.20.
Cineworld agrees multi-year agreement to show Warner Bros films in the US and UK.
Crest Nicholson expects their FY adjusted pretax profit to be £85m ahead of consensus.
Deliveroo plans to float on the LSE on April the 7th.
Elementis reports a FY 2020 statutory loss after tax of $67m.
Glencore are to appoint Gary Nagle as CEO on July 1st, replacing Ivan Glasenberg.
Old Mutual shaves their annual dividend after swinging to a FY loss for 2020.
Goldman Sachs Downgrades Kingfisher to Neutral from Buy (2 Buys / 6 Holds / 3 Sells)
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Bodycote to Neutral from Sell (7 Buys / 5 Holds / 1 Sell)
HSBC Upgrades Prudential to Buy from Hold (7 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
RBC Upgrades Bunzl to Sector Perform from Underperform (9 Buys / 6 Holds / 1 Sell)
UBS Downgrades Breedon to Neutral from Buy (8 Buys / 1 Hold / 0 Sells)
Elementis
Bellway
Softcat
ILO Unemployment Rate
BoE's Governor Bailey speech
Fed's Chair Powell testifies
BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
BoE's Cunliffe speech
Fed's Brainard speech
Fed's Williams speech
Fed's Brainard speech
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British American Tobacco
NatWest Group
Prudential
Schroders
Pearson
Ferguson
UK 250:
BB Healthcare Trust
XP Power
Vistry Group
CLS Holdings
Close Brothers Group
Fidelity European Values
Ferrexpo
Games Workshop Group
888 Holdings
Mercantile Investment Trust
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