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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 1,975.0 | 4.0% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 3,381.5 | 3.6% |
| GLENCORE PLC | 322.8 | 3.4% |
| COMPASS GROUP PLC | 1,625.0 | 3.3% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 106.7 | 3.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1874.0 | -2.7% |
| BT GROUP PLC | 169.6 | -0.9% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 451.2 | -0.9% |
| DCC PLC | 6178.0 | -0.9% |
| UNILEVER PLC | 4273.0 | -0.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,130 | 0.8% | 20.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,778 | 0.7% | 42.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,400 | 1.3% | 41.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 29,518 | 0.6% | 46.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,173 | 1.3% | 33.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 65.50 | 0.92% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 68.96 | 1.00% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,835 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 488 | 2.7% |
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UK 100 is called to open +23 points this morning at 7152. Calls for a positive open come as Boris Johnson looks set to follow his strong election performance with further reopenings of the economy after Covid. Ministers are today expected to confirm the reopening of pubs, restaurants, hotels and cinemas from May 17, boosting confidence in those sectors and in markets more generally. Markets in Asia overnight were mixed but cues seem to have been taken from a strong showing in Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.47%. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong dipped 0.45% while the Shanghai Composite in China slipped 0.37%.
Centrica have announced that they are not going to provide any earnings or cash flow guidance for 2021 as trading conditions remain tough as expected.
Dignity says their Q1 operating performance was above expectations.
Greggs says their 2021 profit is to be "materially higher" than previous expectations at around 2019 levels.
Provident Financial are to withdraw from the home credit market.
Rolls-Royce has restarted the auction of its Bergen Engines unit after the Norwegian government blocked the sale on national security concerns.
JP Morgan Upgrades Berkeley Group to Overweight from Neutral (6 Buys / 9 Holds / 3 Sells)
JP Morgan Upgrades Victrex to Overweight from Neutral (4 Buys / 8 Holds / 3 Sells)
RBC Upgrades Fresnillo to Sector Perform from Underperform (4 Buys / 8 Holds / 1 Sell)
RBC Upgrades Centamin to Outperform from Sector Perform (5 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
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