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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| TUI AG-DI | 967.8 | 13.1% |
| JUST EAT TAKEAWAY.COM NV | 8,000.0 | 5.2% |
| EASYJET PLC | 1,552.0 | 4.0% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 629.2 | 3.8% |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 873.0 | 3.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| NMC HEALTH PLC | 778.2 | ##### |
| TESCO PLC | 253.8 | -1.2% |
| COMPASS GROUP PLC | 1967.0 | -1.2% |
| BUNZL PLC | 1970.0 | -0.9% |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 1703.4 | -0.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,499 | 0.7% | 5.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 29,276 | 0.0% | 15.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,628 | 1.0% | 22.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 23,861 | 0.7% | 17.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,088 | 0.5% | 16.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 50.66 | 1.44% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 55.08 | 1.98% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,564 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 259 | 0.2% |
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UK 100 called to open +26 points at 7525; U.S. equity futures gained and stocks in Asia traded mixed Wednesday as investors weighed the spreading coronavirus against expectations for policy support. The Nikkei traded 0.7% higher during the trading session today to close +175 points at 23,861, while the Hang Seng rose by 1% to close out 286 points higher at 27,873. It was a mixed session in the US yesterday having given up many of the early gains. The Dow Jones closing out the day flat at 29,276, still approaching record highs. he S&P added 5 points to close at 3,357 and the Nasdaq closed at 9,638, a gain of 10 points. Oil continued to bounce from 12 month lows on Monday to trade at $55.67 per barrel, whilst gold pulled off its highs to trade at $1564.
Babcock have reduced profit forecast on oil & gas woes. This is due to an exceptional charge of around £85m to write down the value of its oil and gas assets. Now expects underlying operating profit to come in at the lower end of guidance at around £540m.
Dunelm upbeat on FY outlook as third quarter starts well. FY pre-tax profit came in slightly above market expectations with successful winter sales across all areas of the business. They also declared a special dividend payment of 8p (an increase of 0.5p). FY profit guidance is now expected to be in the range of £135m-137.3m.
Plus 500 reports 62% fall in annual pretax profit of $189.3m (2019: $503m). Average of approximately 3 million customer trades per month in 2019. FY average deposit per active customer +19% YoY. They believe that customer trading patterns have now adjusted following regulatory changes introduced in Europe last year.
Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Plus 500, Dunelm, Babcock
Bank Of Georgia, Barclays, Centrica, Coca-Cola HSBC, Indivior, Relx, MJ Gleeson, Great Portalnd Estates, Just Eat, Lancashire Holdings, SolGold
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EU - Eurozone Industrial Production
US - EIA Crude Oil Stock Change
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Royal Dutch Shell A
Royal Dutch Shell B
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Royal Dutch Shell A Upgraded to Buy by HSBC (Bloomberg: 17 Buys/ 7 Holds/ 2 Sells)
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