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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 728.0 | 4.4% |
| NMC HEALTH PLC | 2,371.0 | 3.2% |
| TESCO PLC | 218.8 | 2.4% |
| BHP GROUP PLC | 1,712.0 | 2.4% |
| BP PLC | 498.8 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS/THE | 3775.0 | -4.8% |
| TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC | 143.1 | -3.6% |
| BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC | 625.0 | -3.4% |
| AVEVA GROUP PLC | 3712.0 | -3.4% |
| PERSIMMON PLC | 1875.0 | -2.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,115 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 26,036 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 11,701 | -0.3% | -6.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 20,433 | -0.2% | -10.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,507 | 0.1% | 2.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 55.52 | -0.47% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 60.06 | -0.71% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,546 | 0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 256 | -0.3% |
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UK Index called to open flat at 7105; on the back of what can only be described as an “eventful” trading session yesterday, there is a feeling of stability. Following UK Prime minister Boris Johnson calling on the queen to suspend parliament pending a new queen's speech, GBP weakened by 100 pips against the USD and the EUR respectively, causing USD denominated to rally, seeing the UK Index up 1% during trading yesterday. Also in geopolitical events the US locked in tariffs scheduled for September 1st and December 15th on Chinese exports, this saw retailers “Howl”. The Dow however closed the day +250pts (all US bourses closed the day in the green!) whilst slightly more muted Asian sessions were green in the main also. Crude pulled back from highs of $60.5 to settle at $60 buoyed by a drawdown in inventories. Gold continued to rally, settling at $1545.
AstraZeneca announce Anifrolumab Phase III trial meets primary endpoint in systemic lupus erythematosus
Hays reported higher annual net fees (+5%) in their H1 2019 results but said it was facing tougher trading conditions in its core markets such as Germany and Britain.
Hunting announced H1 2019 underlying profit of $55.6m (2018: $53.5m), profit from operations of $41.1m (2018: $38.9m). Interim dividend of 5 cents (2018: 4 cents). Hunting have maintained market share in the US, despite challenging US onshore markets, which have adversely impacted operating profit.
PZ Cussons has entered into agreements to sell its Greek food subsidiary Minerva and its Polish personal care brand Luksja.
Vodafone announce that they are to sponsor Porsche Formula E team when it enters the 2019/2020 championship
Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Smiths Group Upgraded to Buy by Goldman Sachs (Bloomberg: 6 Buys / 8 Holds / 2 Sells; Average 12m price target 598.25p)
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