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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC | 63.4 | 2.0% |
| BUNZL PLC | 2,150.0 | 1.7% |
| CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC | 5,125.0 | 1.6% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 1,269.5 | 1.6% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2,605.0 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BT GROUP PLC | 196.0 | -3.0% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 698.0 | -0.9% |
| UNILEVER PLC | 4389.5 | -0.9% |
| EVRAZ PLC | 395.9 | -0.7% |
| LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP | 7680.0 | -0.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,632 | 0.1% | 14.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 28,621 | 0.4% | 31.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,301 | -0.1% | 25.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 23,925 | 0.6% | 19.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,794 | 0.1% | 23.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 61.70 | 0.97% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 67.91 | 1.06% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,511 | 0.8% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 285 | 0.8% |
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UK 100 called to open +7 points at 7632; This comes as a global benchmark for stocks hit a fresh record high on Friday in holiday-thinned trading, boosted again by the tech sector that’s made 2019 a year to remember for risk assets. Hong Kong and Taiwan shares outperformed in Asia at the end of the week. The Dow Jones closed at 28,621 (+105 points) before the Christmas break, the S&P closed at 3,239 (+16 points) & the Nasdaq 9,022 (+69 points). The Nikkei closed at 23,837 (-87 points), whilst the Hang Seng closed at 28,188 (+324 points). Oil rallied $2 over the festive period to trade at $68 per barrel. Gold also caught a bid and trades through $1500 for the first time in 2 months, trading at $1508 at time of writing.
NMC Health announces that, further to the Company's statement on 19 December 2019, it has obtained a letter from STH Consultant, the Engineering Consultant retained for the NMC Royal Women's Hospital (formerly Brightpoint Hospital) development project, confirming the total built-up floor area of the hospital at 18,595 sqm. The Company has also made available HAAD (Health Authority of Abu Dhabi) approved floor plans of NMC Royal Women's Hospital.
Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
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