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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| NMC HEALTH PLC | 880.2 | 3.8% |
| BUNZL PLC | 2,050.0 | 2.5% |
| PEARSON PLC | 582.0 | 0.4% |
| PRUDENTIAL PLC | 1,421.0 | 0.0% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 1,095.0 | -0.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| CARNIVAL PLC | 2639.0 | -5.9% |
| MEGGITT PLC | 563.8 | -5.2% |
| TUI AG-DI | 730.2 | -4.9% |
| LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 287.0 | -4.6% |
| ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC | 2430.0 | -4.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,018 | -1.9% | -1.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 27,081 | -3.2% | 3.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,790 | -1.9% | 11.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 22,426 | -0.8% | 4.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,708 | -2.3% | 9.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 49.69 | -0.42% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 54.58 | -0.67% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,647 | 0.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 257 | -0.6% |
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UK 100 called to open -50 points 6967; Stocks in Asia fell on heavy volumes Wednesday after another epic rout on Wall Street, while U.S. equity futures rose and the yen dipped, taking back some of their strong recent moves. The won fell toward its weakest since 2016 after South Korea reported a further escalation in coronavirus cases. The Nikkei closed 179 points down at 22,426, however did bounce 300 points from the days lows during trading. The Hang Seng gave up 217 points, however also bounced around 200 points from session lows to close at 26,674. In China the CSI 300 Index closed 1.23% lower at 4,073. It was a similar story in the US, the Dow Jones fell a further 880 points during trading to close at 27,081, the S&P followed suit and gave up 97 points to close at 3,128 and the Nasdaq completed an all red trading session in the US, closing 255 points lower at 8,965. Crude oil continued to give up ground overnight, now trading as low as $54.6 per barrel. Gold was the big winner once more, trading at $1646.
Rio Tinto posted its best underlying earnings since 2011 on higher iron ore prices, but warned that the coronavirus outbreak could hurt business in the short term. FY earnings +17% to $10.37bn, slightly under consensus estimate of $10.4bn. Final dividend of $2.31 per share.
Taylor Wimpey reported 2019 results are line with market expectations. Revenue +6.4%, house completions +5% and profit for the year of £673.9m. The new year has started well with a good level of customer demand and a clearer political outlook.
Weir Group announce that their 2019 operating profit +1% and have taken a £546m oil and gas impairment reflecting ongoing market dynamics.
William Hill profit sinks 37% but was near the top end of forecasts. Adjusting operating profit of £147m (estimates of £143-148m) following the implementation of the £2 stake limit on slot machines.
Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Taylor Wimpey, Rio Tinto, Weir Group, Restaurant Group, William Hill
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Provident Financial
WPP
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Staffline
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Diageo
Barclays
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Witan Investment Trust
Plus 500
Bunzl Upgraded to Neutral by Credit Suisse (Bloomberg: 7 Buys / 4 Holds / 5 Sells)
BHP Group Upgraded to Buy by Renaissance Capital (Bloomberg: 5 Buys / 19 Holds / 4 Sells)
Meggit Upgraded to Buy by Morningstar (Bloomberg: 9 Buys / 5 Holds / 4 Sells)
Prudential Upgraded to Buy by Deutsche Bank (Bloomberg: 16 Buys / 5 Holds /2 Sells)
Sainsbury Upgraded to Buy by Berenberg (Bloomberg: 8 Buys / 7 Holds / 3 Sells)
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