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| Friday’s UK 100 Leaders | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| BA-owner IAG | 476.9 | 22.6 | 5.0 | -22.8 |
| Berkeley Group | 3731 | 150 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
| Burberry | 1862 | 73 | 4.1 | 7.3 |
| Flutter Entertainment | 5928 | 228 | 4.0 | -7.4 |
| Glencore | 273.35 | 9.5 | 3.6 | -6.2 |
| Friday’s UK 100 Laggards | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Imperial Brands | 1846.8 | -43 | -2.3 | -22.3 |
| Bunzl | 2077 | -38 | -1.8 | -12.3 |
| Intertek | 5502 | -80 | -1.4 | 14.6 |
| BT | 196.46 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -17.5 |
| InterContinental Hotels | 5172 | -57 | -1.1 | 16.0 |
| Major World Indices | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| UK UK 100 | 7,425.6 | 23.3 | 0.3 | 10.4 |
| UK | 19,462.0 | 147.6 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| FR CAC 40 | 5,539.0 | 45.4 | 0.8 | 17.1 |
| DE DAX 30 | 12,398.8 | 127.8 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| US DJ Industrial Average 30 | 26,600.0 | 73.5 | 0.3 | 14.0 |
| US Nasdaq Composite | 8,006.2 | 38.5 | 0.5 | 20.7 |
| US S&P 500 | 2,941.8 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 17.4 |
| JP Nikkei 225 | 21,730.0 | 454.1 | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| HK Hang Seng Index 50 | 28,542.6 | -78.8 | -0.3 | 10.4 |
| AU S&P/ASX 200 | 6,648.1 | 29.3 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| Commodities & FX | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| Crude Oil, West Texas Int. ($/barrel) | 59.24 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 30.4 |
| Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) | 65.47 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.9 |
| Gold ($/oz) | 1410.60 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| Silver ($/oz) | 15.25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| GBP/USD – US$ per £ | 1.2685 | – | -0.08 | -0.4 |
| EUR/USD – US$ per € | 1.1330 | – | -0.53 | -1.0 |
| GBP/EUR – € per £ | 1.1195 | – | 0.45 | 0.6 |
UK Index Called to open +70 points, on the back of this weekend's G20 summit in Japan, where, US-China trade talks boosted sentiment along with Trump visiting North Korea to restart nuclear talks. Note the US Dow hit new all time highs on Friday. China PMI Manufacturing disappointed overnight, but this only increased expectations of more stimulus from Beijing. Gold declined, as oil passed $60 on a deal between Russia and Saudi Arabia to extend the OPEC+ production deal.
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