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| Monday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Hargreaves Lansdown | 1,750 | 10.13% |
| Rolls Royce Holdings | 285.6 | 7.85% |
| BP | 315.95 | 4.21% |
| Whitbread | 2,365 | 3.73% |
| Compass Group | 1,154 | 3.54% |
| Monday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| GVC Holdings | 770 | -11.7% |
| Persimmon | 2,527 | -3.33% |
| Avast | 577 | -3.27% |
| Astrazeneca | 9,048 | -2.92% |
| BHP Group | 1,751 | -2.61% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| FTSE 100 INDEX | 6,270 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 26,793 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,172 | 1.0% | 7.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 22,884 | 0.7% | 6.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,156 | 2.6% | -8.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 41.96 | 2.82% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 44.26 | 2.26% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,840 | 1.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 296 | 1.5% |
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UK 100 called to open -15 points this morning at 6266. Trading in the US yesterday was mixed as investors digested news that an agreement had been reached for a further 750bn Euro stimulus package to aid economic recovery during the global pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 159 points, or 0.6%, to 26,840, and the S&P 500 edged up 0.17%, whilst the Nasdaq wobbled through the session, swinging from positive to close negative by 0.81% after setting an intraday record earlier in the session. Amazon shares fell 1.8% to $3,138, after saying it would be postponing Prime Day, its biggest shopping event of the year. Coca-Cola was also posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings but saw a steep decline in revenue as stadiums, restaurants and movie theaters remained closed during the coronavirus pandemic. The stock finished 2.3% higher at $47.20.
Antofagasta maintains 2020 copper output targets as quarterly production falls. Q2 2020 copper production totalled 177,700 tonnes (-8.4% fall v Q1) due to expected lower grades from the Centinela mine.
Britvic reports Q3 revenue down 16.3% to £328.9m, demonstrating the full market impact of COVID-19 lockdown.
Royal Dutch Shell: Italian prosecutors have asked for Shell to be fined and some of their present and former executives to be jailed in a long-running trial over alleged corruption in Nigeria.
Stagecoach earnings down 39% as transport demand fell in UK lockdown. EPS fell to 13.5p (2019: 22.1p) and they have said it is difficult to forecast their future profitability.
Stagecoach
Close Brothers
Melrose Industries
St Modwen Properties
Croda
Howden Joinary
Relx
Unilever
Petra Diamonds
Sage Group
Tate & Lyle
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