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| Friday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 3,280.0 | 5.1% |
| GLENCORE PLC | 259.2 | 4.8% |
| NATWEST GROUP PLC | 170.4 | 4.0% |
| BRITISH LAND CO PLC | 458.9 | 3.7% |
| PERSHING SQUARE HOLDINGS LTD | 2,570.0 | 3.4% |
| Friday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC | 2882.0 | -4.2% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2637.0 | -3.1% |
| DCC PLC | 5700.0 | -2.8% |
| NATIONAL GRID PLC | 851.4 | -2.4% |
| AVIVA PLC | 341.8 | -2.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,489 | -0.2% | -13.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,148 | 0.3% | 7.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,057 | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,779 | 1.5% | 20.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,841 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 56.85 | 1.10% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 59.34 | 0.85% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,814 | 1.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 363 | 2.1% |
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UK 100 called to +40 points this morning flat this morning at 6530. Markets are called to open positively this morning as hopes grow of a global economic recovery and renewed optimism over US economic stimulus plans. The UK’s top shares index will take its cue from Asia’s main markets, which were buoyed by the growing pace of the vaccine roll-out allied to falling rates of coronavirus infection. Overnight The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained 0.26% while the Shanghai Composite in China rose 1.02%, while in Japan, the Nikkei 225 surged 2.12% but South Korea’s Kospi dipped 0.79%. shares in Australia surged to their 11-month highs, with the S&P/ASX 200 closing 0.59% higher. Friday saw US Markets wrapping up a strong week on Wall Street as investors hoped a disappointing January jobs report would increase the likelihood of further stimulus. The Dow Jones rose 92.38 points, or 0.3%, to 31,148.24, led higher by Nike and Cisco. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% to a record close of 3,886.83 as 10 of the 11 sectors posted gains. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.6% to 13,856.30, also hitting a fresh closing high. All three major US benchmarks notched their best week since November.
Boohoo agrees to buy Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis Brands for £25m cash.
Dechra Pharma wins rights to market animal welfare product Tri-Solfen in Australia.
Electrocomponents says their group revenue increased 8% YoY in the 4 months to Jan 31st.
Experian state that there is no evidence of illegal data sales obtained from Serasa.
KAZ Minerals posts offer document to shareholders for agreed takeover by Nova Resources.
Rolls-Royce is planning to shut down its jet engine factories this summer due to insufficient work.
Jefferies Upgrades Taylor Wimpey to Buy from Hold (11 Buys / 3 Holds / 0 Sells)
Jefferies Downgrades Barratt Developments to Hold from Buy (10 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Lloyds to Neutral from Sell (6 Buys / 7 Holds / 2 Sells)
Morgan Stanley Upgrades Weir Group to Overweight (5 Buys / 10 Holds / 0 Sells)
Royal Bank of Canada Upgrades JD Sports to Outperform (5 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
Royal Bank of Canada Downgrades Marks & Spencer to Sector Perform (7 Buys / 10 Holds / 0 Sells)
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Bellway
Micro Focus
Ocado Group
St Modwen Properties
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Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst
Greencoat UK Wind
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Civitas Social Housing
ICG Enterprise Trust
UK Commercial Property REIT
BMO Commercial Property Trust
Renewables Infrastructure Group
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