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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2,702.0 | 4.7% |
| RIGHTMOVE PLC | 601.0 | 3.8% |
| COMPASS GROUP PLC | 1,542.5 | 3.6% |
| FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC-DI | 12,670.0 | 3.6% |
| INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP | 2,035.0 | 3.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1522.5 | -2.3% |
| TESCO PLC | 226.5 | -2.3% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 191.8 | -1.4% |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 879.0 | -1.3% |
| BAE SYSTEMS PLC | 516.2 | -0.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,020 | 1.0% | 16.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,084 | 0.6% | 38.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,370 | 1.7% | 36.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,318 | 0.8% | 38.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,030 | 0.2% | 26.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 62.05 | -2.07% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 65.22 | 0.17% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,876 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 452 | -1.0% |
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UK 100 is called to open +1 points this morning at 7020. Calls for a modestly higher gain today come as another turbulent week comes to an end. Wall Street last night snapped its three day losing streak with a positive finish, the Dow Jones climbed 188 points to 34,084 and the S&P 500 pushing forwards by 43 points to 4,159. The positive sentiment spilled over this morning into Japan, where the Nikkei was up 0.7%. However, the Shanghai Composite in China fell 0.34% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slipped 0.03%. In focus today could be economic data on retail sales, which have been recovering steadily since falling more than 8% in January. April’s figures is expected to come in higher, 4.5% on the month and a sizable 36.8% gain on last year.
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria has been authorised for use in Japan.
Biffa announces the acquisition of Viridor Collections and recycling assets for £126m.
Carnival says Princess is to resume US cruises in Alaska and Seattle in July.
Close Brothers report that their asset management unit generated annualised net inflows of 6% in Q1.
Investec have declared a 7.5p final dividend whilst also reporting a lower-than-expected 14.7% decline in annual profit thanks to factors including growth in loans and funds under management.
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