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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| JUST EAT TAKEAWAY | 6,471.0 | 4.5% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 202.0 | 2.5% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 2,006.0 | 2.2% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2,784.0 | 1.9% |
| AVEVA GROUP PLC | 3,328.0 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS | 1314.8 | -2.6% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS | 1374.0 | -2.5% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 3083.0 | -2.4% |
| BT GROUP PLC | 174.1 | -2.2% |
| GLENCORE PLC | 305.3 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,030 | -0.3% | 15.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,312 | -0.2% | 40.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,465 | 0.2% | 39.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,642 | 0.3% | 34.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,093 | -0.3% | 22.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 66.04 | -0.05% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 68.78 | 0.19% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,905 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 452 | 0.3% |
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UK 100 is called to open flat this morning at 7029. This follows a subdued session on Wall Street overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down 0.24% at 34,212 while the S&P 500 dropped 0.21% to 4,188 and the Nasdaq fell 0.03% to 13,657. However the picture was different in Asia this morning as investor fears over inflation seem to be easing, the reserve Bank of New Zealand announced it would maintain the current stimulatory monetary settings until its inflation and employment targets are met. In China The Shanghai Composite gained 0.22% while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index lifted 0.80%. In Japan, the Nikkei rose 0.36%.
British Land posted a third consecutive annual loss as the pandemic-related restrictions squeezed the valuation of its office and retail portfolios. They reported a FY loss after tax of £1.08bn, compared with a loss of £1.11bn a year earlier.
De La Rue reports that their pretax profit fell 73% to £9.9m (2020: £36.1m).
Marks & Spencer reported a slump in FY profit, reflecting a huge drop in clothing sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They reported a pretax profit of £50.3m (versus analysts' average forecast of £43m) down from the £403.1m made in 2019-20.
Mediclinic reported a 43% drop in FY earnings and an adjusted EPS of 14p (2020: EPS of 24p).
Softcat expects their FY results to top board expectations.
St James's Place says that their gross inflows in the 5 months to end-May are to be up by 23% YoY.
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Croda to Buy from Sell (5 Buys / 9 Holds / 1 Sell)
HSBC Upgrades Flutter to Hold from Reduce (5 Buys / 4 Holds / 2 Sells)
Jefferies Upgrades Close Brothers to Hold from Underperform (1 Buy / 8 Holds / 2 Sells)
Babcock
Biffa
British Land
Intertek Group
Marks & Spencer Group
Mediclinic International
SSE
Softcat
AJ Bell
Aviva
Johnson Matthey
Pets at home
Tate & Lyle
United Utilities
Japanese Leading Economic Index
UK 100:
Severn Trent
Evraz
DCC
Imperial Brands
Intertek Group
Sage Group
UK 250:
Vivo Energy
Diversified Energy Company
HICL Infrastructure
Great Portland Estates
Britvic
BlackRock World Mining Trust
Grainger
Scottish American Investment Company
Euromoney Institutional Investor
IntegraFin Holdings
Games Workshop Group
Diploma
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