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| Friday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Whitbread PLC | 2,387.0 | 1.6% |
| Fresnillo | 855.6 | 1.4% |
| Just Eat Takeaways | 8,600.0 | 1.3% |
| Homeserve PLC | 1,287.0 | 0.8% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | 854.0 | 0.7% |
| Friday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rolls Royce | 263.2 | -10.0% |
| Next PLC | 4798.0 | -4.6% |
| Taylor Wimpey | 137.0 | -4.4% |
| Barratt Developments | 490.3 | -2.9% |
| Melrose Industries | 117.0 | -2.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,157 | -1.3% | -18.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 25,827 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,528 | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 22,306 | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,058 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 40.32 | -0.81% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 42.80 | -0.79% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,772 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 272 | -1.0% |
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UK 100 called to open +85 points this morning at 6242. Calls for a positive open come as Asian markets overnight closed very much in the green. Trading in China saw equities hit 4 month highs and blue chip stocks built on last weeks 7% growth to add a further 3% today and reach their highest levels in 5 years. It was a similar story in Japan, the Nikkei gained 1.3%, having previously being lagging behind other markets. Futures on Wall Street are currently around 2% higher as the world largest economy resumes trading today following the Independence day weekend. Positive sentiment is also driven as banks have urged the UK and the EU to find a solution to two-way access in stock and derivatives trading. Elsewhere, traditional safe haven gold trades at $1,780.90 an ounce, down $9.10, while Brent crude changes hands for $43.11 a barrel, up 31 cents.
Aviva appoints Amanda Blanc as CEO with immediate effect.
Barratt Developments says total forward sales (including JVs) at 30th June was 14,326 homes at a value of £3,249.7m. The group has traded well across the country up to 22 March 2020 and was on track to meet its medium term targets. Group has £200m of drawn US private placement notes and a £700m undrawn credit facility. Received confirmation that it is eligible to access funding under COVID corporate financing facility.
Boohoo states it is committed to UK manufacturing and driving up standards of working conditions after a recent report exposed some of their supply chain practicies to be below standard.
Cineworld Canadian movie theatre operator Cinplex Inc said it would sue Cineworld, seeking damages after they 'wrongfully' scrappred its $1.65bn buyout deal.
GSK have stated that Britain is close to agreeing a £500m supply deal with themselves and Sanofi for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Lloyds have announced that Robin Budenberg has been named as Lord Blackwell's successor as chairman.
Rolls Royce has said it is reviewing a range of options to strengthen its balance sheet and position itself for recovery.
Ryanair said it will challenge the Portuguese government investment in ailing flag carrier TAP in the European courts.
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