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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC | 165.9 | 2.6% |
| PRUDENTIAL PLC | 1,271.0 | 2.4% |
| BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS/THE | 4,392.0 | 2.0% |
| IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC | 1,469.5 | 1.8% |
| INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP | 1,808.0 | 1.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| EVRAZ PLC | 506.0 | -3.4% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 153.9 | -3.3% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2533.0 | -3.3% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 270.4 | -2.4% |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 809.2 | -2.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,532 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,376 | 0.0% | 7.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,012 | -0.3% | 3.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 29,506 | 0.4% | 24.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,821 | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 58.43 | 0.79% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 61.22 | 1.09% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,838 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 372 | 1.5% |
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UK 100 called to open +37 points this morning at 6568. Calls for a positive open in the UK today come as it is reported that investors are beginning to view UK shares as undervalued post-Brexit. This comes in-spite of a mixed session on Wall Street yesterday, which saw the Dow Jones closing down 0.03% at 31,375 while the S&P 500 ended 0.11% lower a 3,911. The Nasdaq once again out performed the other major benchmarks, closing up 0.14% at 14,007 and notching up another record close in the process. Investor optimism showed signs of returning in Asia this morning ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 up 0.07% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rising by 1.68%.
Ashmore reports that their group H1 assets under management increased by 11% to $93bn.
AstraZeneca sells their Crestor rights to Grunenthal for up to $350m.
Dunelm report that their H1 pretax profit has increased to £112.4m v £83.6m in the same period last year. They have also declared a dividend of 12p per share.
Redow reports that their H1 pretax profit has risen 11% YoY to £174m.
Persimmon has set aside £75m in provisions to pay towards 26 buildings with cladding issues.
Smurfit Kappa report a 2020 pretax profit of 748m euros, up 10% from the 677m euros recorded in 2019.
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AstraZeneca
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Chinese Consumer Price Index
German Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
US Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy
BoE's Governor Bailey speech
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Chinese Producer Price Index
UK NIESR GDP Estimate
US Monthly Budget Statement
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Hargreaves Lansdown
UK 250:
Avon Rubber
PZ Cussons
Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst
Greencoat UK Wind
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
Civitas Social Housing
ICG Enterprise Trust
UK Commercial Property REIT
BMO Commercial Property Trust
Renewables Infrastructure Group
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