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| Friday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 2,580.0 | 4.6% |
| CRH PLC | 3,162.0 | 3.3% |
| BUNZL PLC | 2,450.0 | 2.7% |
| RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC | 524.4 | 2.2% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2,823.0 | 2.1% |
| Friday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC | 667.0 | -6.0% |
| BRITISH LAND CO PLC | 478.5 | -4.4% |
| FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC | 14900.0 | -3.8% |
| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 34.9 | -3.6% |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 811.2 | -3.6% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,529 | -0.3% | -13.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 30,179 | -0.4% | 6.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,631 | -0.3% | 2.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,714 | -0.2% | 12.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,670 | -0.1% | -2.2% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 47.43 | -3.40% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 50.53 | -3.31% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,897 | 0.8% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 360 | -0.8% |
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UK 100 called to open -100 points this morning at 6421. A sharply lower open is expected today amid concerns over a prolonged winter lockdown aimed at protecting the population against a new super-strain of the coronavirus. The problems look to have been compounded by a ban on travel to at least 10 countries in mainland Europe and a halt to cross-Channel freight transport. Sentiment on Asia’s main markets overnight, meanwhile, was hit by a surge in Covid cases across the region with only Shanghai bucking the trend.
AstraZeneca: Malaysia announced it has secured a coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca.
Boohoo approves proposed appointment of PFK Littlejohn LLP as auditor.
Frasers Group withdraws its guidance of 20-30% improvement in FY underlying EBITDA, as they can no longer commit to achieving it.
Metro Bank will sell a portfolio of owner-occupied residential mortgages to NatWest Group for up to £3.13bn, as they look to boost their capital levels hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell it 26.5% stake in Queensland Curtis LNG facilities to Global Infrastructure Partners Australia for $2.5bn.
Royal Mail has reached an agreement in principle with its largest labour union, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) over company strategy, operational change and pay.
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