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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTERTEK GROUP PLC | 5,692.0 | 2.9% |
| PERSIMMON PLC | 3,027.0 | 2.8% |
| BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS/THE | 4,478.0 | 1.8% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2,495.0 | 1.7% |
| SSE PLC | 1,451.0 | 1.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BURBERRY GROUP PLC | 1895.0 | -4.9% |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1603.0 | -4.9% |
| GLENCORE PLC | 267.5 | -3.8% |
| DCC PLC | 6380.0 | -3.5% |
| PERSHING SQUARE HOLDINGS LTD | 2505.0 | -3.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,667 | -0.7% | 17.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 32,404 | -0.1% | 52.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,592 | -0.1% | 46.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,730 | 1.1% | 47.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,791 | 0.2% | 35.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 57.99 | -5.21% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 61.60 | -4.36% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,732 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 396 | -2.7% |
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UK 100 is called to open +54 points this morning at 6728. Oil prices are today once again center of attention, as the cargo ship that blocked the key trade route through the Suez canal has caused somewhat of a traffic jam, and attempts to refloat the vessel have so far, at least, been unsuccessful. The blockage is preventing oil being imported into Europe. It was a broadly positive day Stateside yesterday, seeing the Dow Jones jump by 199 points to close at 32,619 while the S&P also advanced by 20 points to trade at 3,910. In Asia, it was a similar story, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 476 points higher at 29,206 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 497 points to sit at 28,397.
Aviva agrees to sell Aviva Poland to Allianz for 2.5bn euros cash.
Kaz Minerals: A consortium bidding for Kaz Minerals is set to increase its £3.7bn offer for the copper miner.
Smiths Group reported that their H1 revenue fell 5% to £1.15bn, operating profit was also down 11% to £166m but they increased their dividend by 6% to 11.7p.
Stagecoach state that they maintain a solid financial position and have available liquidity of over £800m as they expect to see positive EBITDA and operating profit from their bus unit in FY21.
Berenberg Downgrades Ocado to a Hold from Buy (7 Buys / 7 Holds / 3 Sells)
Jefferies Downgrades Imperial Brands to a Hold from Buy (9 Buys / 4 Holds / 2 Sells)
Jefferies Upgrades British American Tobacco to a Buy from Hold (12 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
RBC Upgrades Next to Outperform from Sector Perform (5 Buys / 9 Holds / 3 Sells)
Stifel Downgrades TUI to Sell from Hold (2 Buys / 3 Holds / 5 sells)
Smiths Group
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European Council Meeting
UK Retail Sales
German IFO – Business Climate
US Personal Spending
UK 100:
Phoenix Group Holdings
Taylor Wimpey
Smith & Nephew
Melrose Industries
UK 250:
Hammerson
Murray International Trust
ContourGlobal
ConvaTec Group
IMI
Primary Health Properties
Chemring Group
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust
RIT Capital Partners
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