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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP PLC | 274.8 | 8.4% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 115.8 | 8.2% |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1,226.0 | 7.4% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | 150.2 | 7.1% |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 3,287.0 | 6.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| HOMESERVE PLC | 1047.0 | -7.2% |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 760.0 | -6.5% |
| INTERTEK GROUP PLC | 5682.0 | -6.4% |
| SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC | 10965.0 | -4.8% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2727.0 | -4.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,432 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 30,046 | 1.5% | 7.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,292 | 1.3% | 0.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,297 | 0.5% | 12.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,683 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 45.25 | 0.76% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 48.35 | 1.02% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,809 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 332 | -0.1% |
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UK 100 called to open +30 points this morning at 6455. Expectations of a positive start followed a record-breaking session for Wall Street overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.54% to close at a record high of 30,046. The S&P 500 also set a new record, closing 1.62% higher at 3,635, while the Nasdaq climbed 1.31% to 12,036. Things were also looking upbeat in Asia this morning, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 up 0.54% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.4%.
AA has agreed to be acquired by private equity groups Warburg Pincus International and TowerBrook Capital Partners.
Babcock reports underlying revenue down 9% and operating profit down 43% to £76m, due to the impact of COVID-19 and weakness in civil aviation.
De La Rue reported H1 adjusted operating profit of £15.3m (2019: £2.2m) with their cost reduction programme on track to contribute £23m of savings in FY 2020/21.
Melrose says they are currently trading at the top end of board's expectations for 2020.
United Utilities posts HY underlying profit of £319m and have proposed an interim dividend of 14.41p per share.
Brewin Dolphin Holdings
De La Rue
United Utilities
Liontrust Asset Management
Marstons
Severn Trent
PZ Cussons
Clinigen Group
CVS Group
US Durable Goods Orders
US Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft
US Gross Domestic Product Annualized"
US FOMC Minutes
US Continuing Jobless Claims
UK Autumn Forecast Statement
UK 100:
Persimmon
Land Securities Group
National Grid
Imperial Brands
Johnson Matthey
UK 250:
Diversified Gas & Oil
Clarkson
Bellway
3i Infrastructure
Kainos Group
Telecom Plus
Diploma
HICL Infrastructure
CMC Markets
LondonMetric Property
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