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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC | 3,570.0 | 4.7% |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 1,348.4 | 4.6% |
| MONDI PLC | 1,942.5 | 3.7% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 351.8 | 3.5% |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1,863.0 | 3.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 276.1 | -5.0% |
| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 42.8 | -2.3% |
| STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN PLC | 285.0 | -2.2% |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 911.4 | -2.1% |
| COMPASS GROUP PLC | 1573.5 | -1.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,984 | 0.6% | 24.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,036 | 0.9% | 44.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,255 | 0.3% | 48.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 29,683 | 0.1% | 53.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,064 | 0.1% | 30.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 63.78 | 0.50% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 67.30 | 0.54% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,762 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 421 | -0.3% |
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UK 100 is called to open +24 points this morning at 7007. The FTSE looks set to open above 7000 today for the first time since February 2020. This comes as investors appear to be looking past the some of the pessimism which has dogged the economy and the markets over the past 18 months. The FT polled numerous fund managers to find some were looking at where the economic data was likely to get better next, having seen the US improve quickly this year. and consensus seemed to be Europe. Stateside yesterday saw the Dow Jones piling on 305 points to close the session at 34,036 while the S&P 500also continued to extend gains, adding 46 points to close at 4,170. Asian markets continued this trend despite China’s first-quarter GDP being up 18.3% year-on-year which was right at the lower end of the range of forecasts from economists. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng was 25 points firmer at 28,818 and In Tokyo, the Nikkei rose by 29 points to trade at 29,672.
Ashmore reports that their Assets Under Management reduced by $3.1bn in Q1.
Essentra reports an encouraging start to 2021 with Q1 trading in line with expectations.
Ferrexpo proposes a final dividend for 2020 of 13.2 US cents per share.
Man Group reports Funds Under Management of $127bn (2020: $123.6bn).
Mediclinic International expects their FY 2021 EBITDA to fall by 14%, but they expect EBITDA and revenue to grow for FY 2022.
Ocado has invested £10m in autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica.
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Experian to Buy from Neutral (6 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
HSBC Upgrades BP to a Buy from Hold (6 Buys / 7 Holds / 3 Sells)
Peel Hunt Downgrades Spectris to Add from Buy (4 Buys / 6 Holds / 2 Sells)
RBC Downgrades Dixons Carphone to Sector Perform from Outperform (5 Buys / 1 Hold / 2 Sells)
RBC Upgrades WH Smith to Outperform from Sector Perform (4 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
Ashmore
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Chinese Gross Domestic Product
Chinese Retail Sales
EU Eurogroup Meeting
Chinese NBS Press Conference
EcoFin Meeting
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US Housing Starts
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Genuit Group
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