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| UK 100 Leaders | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| Antofagasta PLC | 761 | 27.5 | 3.8 | -7.7 |
| Kingfisher PLC | 298.7 | 7.4 | 2.5 | -22.4 |
| BT Group PLC | 404.4 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 6.6 |
| SSE PLC | 1609 | 29.0 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 984 | 16.0 | 1.7 | -27.3 |
| Sports Direct International PLC | 639 | 9.5 | 1.5 | -10.6 |
| Anglo American PLC | 1347.5 | 18.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Randgold Resources Ltd | 4474 | 46.0 | 1.0 | 18.1 |
| UK 100 Laggards | Close (p) | Chg (p) | % Chg | % YTD |
| TUI Travel PLC | 417.5 | -9.0 | -2.1 | 1.1 |
| Smith & Nephew PLC | 1107 | -16.0 | -1.4 | 28.6 |
| Compass Group PLC | 1060 | -14.0 | -1.3 | 3.1 |
| Coca-Cola HBC AG | 1428 | -18.0 | -1.2 | -19.0 |
| Carnival PLC | 2639 | -28.0 | -1.1 | 5.5 |
| BP PLC | 437.9 | -4.6 | -1.0 | -10.3 |
| GKN PLC | 336.9 | -3.4 | -1.0 | -9.8 |
| Sainsbury (J) PLC | 239 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -34.5 |
| Major World Indices | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| UK UK 100 | 6,729.2 | -2.0 | -0.03 | -0.3 |
| UK | 15,788.4 | -43.2 | -0.27 | -0.9 |
| FR CAC 40 | 4,373.4 | -8.9 | -0.20 | 1.8 |
| DE DAX 30 | 9,915.6 | 54.4 | 0.55 | 3.8 |
| US DJ Industrial Average 30 | 17,827.8 | 12.9 | 0.07 | 7.5 |
| US Nasdaq Composite 100 | 4,787.3 | 29.1 | 0.61 | 14.6 |
| US S&P 500 | 2,072.8 | 5.8 | 0.28 | 12.1 |
| JP Nikkei 225 | 17,248.5 | -135.1 | -0.78 | 5.9 |
| HK Hang Seng Index 48 | 23,992.6 | -119.3 | -0.49 | 2.9 |
| AU S&P/ASX 200 | 5,400.9 | 4.7 | 0.09 | 0.9 |
| Commodities & FX | Mid/Close | Chg | % Chg | % YTD |
| Crude Oil, US Light Sweet ($/barrel) | 73.54 | -0.26 | -0.35 | -25.5 |
| Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) | 76.53 | -1.76 | -2.25 | -29.3 |
| Gold ($/oz) | 1197.30 | -3.00 | -0.25 | -0.6 |
| Silver ($/oz) | 16.56 | -0.09 | -0.51 | -14.8 |
| Platinum ($/oz) | 1229.00 | 6.00 | 0.49 | -10.6 |
| GBP/USD – US$ per £ | 1.579 | – | 0.44 | -4.6 |
| EUR/USD – US$ per € | 1.250 | – | 0.19 | -9.0 |
| GBP/EUR – € per £ | 1.263 | – | 0.25 | 4.7 |
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The UK 100 Index is set to open higher by 4pts at 6740pts on growing expectations of further stimulus measures from the European Central Bank, following a flat session yesterday.
ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio said the bank might decide as early as the first quarter of next year whether to begin buying sovereign bonds.
The UK Index closed lower by just 2pts after a choppy session despite gains in the telecoms and mining sectors. After a bright start, traders took profits as US economic data proved mostly disappointing.
Stateside, jobless claims, personal spending figures, Chicago manufacturing data, consumer confidence numbers and pending home sales missed expectations - putting the sword to a bright start in London after a solid GDP update.
Antofagasta (ANTO.L) led the index higher, appreciating by 3.75% followed by embattled peers Anglo American (AAL.L), and BHP Billiton (BLT.L) as the dollar weakened slightly and bargain hunters moved in for miners - some trading at their lowest levels this year.
BT (BT.A.L) continued ring off the hook as traders jostled for a position in the telecom giant. The addition of TV content in recent times has been well received with the prospect of acquiring mobile operator O2 seen as yet another step in the right direction in providing consumers with a complete media and communications package.
At the foot of the table TUI Travel (TT..L) shares fell 2.11% thanks to peer Thomas Cook Group (TCG.L) reporting slowing growth and CEO Harriet Green unexpectedly stepped down.
Heads up - Shares in oil majors and oil services firms will be in the spotlight as Brent crude fell to a four-year low under $76.30 a barrel ahead of the OPEC meeting in Vienna.
US markets continued to grind higher yesterday with the S&P closing at 2072pts whilst the Dow finished at 17,828pts, both of which were record closes. The Nasdaq was the best performing US index finishing higher by 0.7% to end at a 14 year high. Please note US markets are closed today due to the Thanksgiving holiday however the futures will continue to trade. Markets were helped by US consumer confidence data reaching a seven year high, ahead of the festive shopping season.
Asian stocks were mixed with the Nikkei falling for the second day as the yen strengthen and energy stocks continued their downward trend. The Hang Seng retreated from early gains as trades took profit while the ASX remained flat in quiet trading.
The focal point in commodities today is the OPEC meeting with WTI falling for the fourth consecutive day to hit 4 year lows at $72.70 and Brent following suit trading as low as $76.50 a barrel, amid concerns output will not be cut today. Year to date oil prices have falling 26% so far, with analysts at Societe Generale SA saying we could lower. Gold prices fell back from recent highs down 1% to $1185 as profit taking took place.
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