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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 806.4 | 7.0% |
| ST JAMES’S PLACE PLC | 1,592.5 | 5.6% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 181.9 | 3.8% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 101.7 | 3.5% |
| SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TR PLC | 1,315.5 | 2.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC | 5519.0 | -3.2% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 396.6 | -1.7% |
| ITV PLC | 117.8 | -1.3% |
| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC | 2734.0 | -1.3% |
| ASHTEAD GROUP PLC | 5560.0 | -1.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,017 | 0.3% | 14.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,931 | -0.4% | 31.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,570 | 0.3% | 21.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,782 | 0.7% | 24.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,417 | 0.5% | 23.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 72.72 | 0.46% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 75.07 | 0.44% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,817 | 0.6% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 451 | 0.6% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +20 points today at 7035. Calls for a positive open today come as the US federal reserve announced its decision to keep its interest near zero. It was a mixed session on Wall Street yesterday, the Dow Jones finished Wednesday 127 points lower or 0.36% at 34,930 whilst the S&P dipped by just 0.01% to end the session at 4,400. The Nasdaq however rose by 102 points or 0.7% to finish at 14,762. Similarly, the small-cap focussed Russell 2000 index added 1.51% to 2,224. In Asia this morning, Japan’s Nikkei climbed 177 points or 0.64% to 27,757, it was a standout performance in Hong Kong on the Hang Seng advancing 790 points or 3.1% to 26,264. In China, the Shanghai Composite moved up 1.4% to 3,408. Oil prices were stronger overnight, Brent crude changing hands at $75.16 per barrel, up 0.9%, while WTI crude is trading at $72.82 per barrel, up 1.6%. Traditional safe haven Gold is also higher this morning, trading at $1,817 per ounce, up 0.48%.
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