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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC | 147.8 | 9.4% |
| BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC | 515.8 | 8.7% |
| PERSIMMON PLC | 2,189.0 | 8.4% |
| EVRAZ PLC | 254.9 | 6.7% |
| MEGGITT PLC | 264.4 | 6.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| SAINSBURY (J) PLC | 198.9 | -3.0% |
| AVEVA GROUP PLC | 3382.0 | -2.6% |
| TESCO PLC | 234.7 | -2.3% |
| JUST EAT TAKEAWAY | 7726.0 | -2.2% |
| ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC | 1879.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 5,827 | 1.0% | -22.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 23,515 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 10,514 | 1.0% | -14.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 19,262 | -0.9% | -13.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 5,243 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 17.06 | 23.80% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 21.83 | 7.17% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,732 | 1.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 232 | 0.5% |
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UK 100 called to open -75 points points at 5750. This comes as The U.K. economy contracted at the fastest pace in at least 20 years this month as the coronavirus lockdown brought commerce to a standstill. IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index for output fell to 12.9 from 36 in March. Services shrank at a faster pace than manufacturing, though all readings were at a record low. The figures show the downturn is bigger than the financial crisis a decade ago. Asian stocks slipped Friday as investors weighed signs of progress in the fight against the coronavirus versus mounting data showing the severity of the impact on economies. Benchmarks were down from Tokyo and Seoul to Shanghai and Hong Kong, though Sydney gained. Futures on the S&P 500 fell after the index erased a 1.6% gain Thursday. After a dramatic week that saw prices plunge below zero for the first time in history, oil continued to claw back losses as attention turned to output cuts in response to the demand hit from coronavirus lockdowns.
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Dart Group reports group profit (for the trading year ended 31 March 2020) of between £265-270m an increase of 49% on the prior year's trading.
Pearson has reported that its Q1 2020 revenue declined 5% driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has subsequently caused the closure of schools and assessment centres and said it could see a bigger hit if social distancing measures are prolonged globally.
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