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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| UNILEVER PLC | 4,303.0 | 4.6% |
| RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC | 455.0 | 4.5% |
| ASHTEAD GROUP PLC | 1,838.5 | 4.1% |
| RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC | 6,500.0 | 4.0% |
| NEXT PLC | 4,585.0 | 3.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| MEGGITT PLC | 259.9 | -5.7% |
| BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC | 461.1 | -5.1% |
| TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC | 130.0 | -4.7% |
| EASYJET PLC | 612.2 | -4.2% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 225.7 | -3.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 5,813 | 0.5% | -22.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 23,650 | -2.4% | -11.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 10,676 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 19,281 | -2.0% | -13.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 5,221 | -2.5% | -16.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 0.14 | 100.37% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 24.86 | -2.78% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,692 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 231 | -1.3% |
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UK 100 called to open -96 points points at 5717. Calls for a negative open come after oil futures entered negative territory for the first time in history yesterday, WTI prices dipped at much as 305% to $-40 a barrel, this sent the Dow Jones tumbling as oil heavyweights felt the pressure of this on share prices. However, in more positive news, some Covid-19 hotspots have showed signs of plateauing. It was a tough session overnight in Asia, seeing the Nikkei falling 2% to close 388 points lower at 19,280. Whilst the Hang Seng also dropped nearly 2%, giving up 440 points to close at 23,890. In China the fall was not as severe, however the CSI 300 did fall 1.12% to trade 42 points lower at 3,810.
Associated British Foods have stated they will not pay an interim dividend and could not provide earnings guidance for the remainder of its 2019-20 year because of the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Halma trading update reports that they expect their profit before tax for the year ended 31st March 2020 to be in a range of £265-270m, in line with previous guidance.
London Stock Exchange Q1 trading update with increased revenues (information services revenues +7% and capital markets revenues +15%) and total income +13%. They remain committed to achieving refinitiv transaction completion in H2 2020. It is too early to estimate the impact of COVID-19 on outlook as market conditions are to remain challenging in the coming period.
Tullow Oil announce the appointment of Rahul Dhir as their new CEO, beginning the 1st July 2020.
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