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| Tuesday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| AVEVA GROUP PLC | 4,646.0 | 7.3% |
| GVC HOLDINGS PLC | 800.6 | 3.8% |
| INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROU | 4,448.0 | 3.4% |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 202.2 | 2.5% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 2,500.0 | 2.2% |
| Tuesday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| CRH PLC | 2933.0 | -3.4% |
| ITV PLC | 60.6 | -3.3% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 1844.2 | -3.3% |
| INFORMA PLC | 402.8 | -3.2% |
| RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC | 443.8 | -3.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,037 | -1.1% | -14.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 28,248 | -0.2% | 10.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,062 | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 23,297 | 1.4% | 15.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,161 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 43.43 | 0.18% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 45.86 | 1.62% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,929 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 296 | 0.2% |
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UK 100 called to open +10 points this morning at 6047. Calls for a positive open come as investors seem to be happy to wait to see if there are any further developments in the US-China trade negotiations. During trading in the US yesterday, The Dow Jones gave up 60.02 points, or 0.2%, to close at 28,248.44 on Tuesday, shares of Apple weighed heavily on the index, breaking what was a 5 day winning streak. However, the S&P 500 added 0.4% to close at 3,443.62. In the process the index struck another record high on strength in other tech shares. The Nasdaq also advanced, in this case 0.8% to 11,466.47, also a record. Shares in Salesforce gained 4% while Amgen and Honeywell were both up by at least 3% after it was announced that these three companies will be added to the Dow later this month. The three stocks they will replace — Exxon Mobil, Pfizer and Raytheon Technologies dropped 3%, 1% and 1.5%, respectively. This came on the back of mixed economic data which saw a 36% surge in sales of newly built homes in July in the US. However, consumer confidence fell for a second straight month.
Polymetal approves their revised dividend policy of a minimum final dividend of 50% of underlying net income for H2 2020. This will start from 2021 with dividends paid twice a year on a semi-annual basis.
Provident Financial sank to a H1 2020 pretax loss of £28m (2019: £43.1m profit) and suspended its interim dividend as customers struggle to pay off their debts in the coronavirus crisis.
Provident Financial
Polymetal International
Creightons
Paddy Power
WPP
Hays
Hunting
Diploma
Rolls Royce
US Non Defence Capital Goods Orders
UK 100:
Persimmon
Halma
UK 250:
Ultra Electronics Holdings
Bodycote
Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst
PayPoint
BlackRock World Mining Trust
LondonMetric Property
JPMorgan American Investment Trust
Personal Assets Trust
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