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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| GLENCORE PLC | 170.0 | 3.6% |
| RIO TINTO PLC | 4,622.0 | 2.9% |
| POLYMETAL INTERNATIONAL PLC | 1,883.5 | 2.9% |
| M&G PLC | 158.3 | 2.8% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 1,912.0 | 2.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 69.6 | -6.7% |
| BRITISH LAND CO PLC | 372.4 | -3.5% |
| AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC | 581.0 | -3.3% |
| RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC | 649.0 | -3.1% |
| DS SMITH PLC | 293.4 | -2.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 5,910 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 28,323 | -0.2% | 2.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,480 | -0.7% | -5.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 24,325 | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,190 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 37.14 | -4.25% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 39.45 | -3.62% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,951 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 315 | 1.4% |
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UK 100 called to open +90 points this morning at 5990. Calls for a positive open come on the back of Joe Biden being declared the incumbent President of the United States over the weekend. A Biden presidency is likely to see a more conciliatory approach to international trade along with a concerted effort to get the rampant coronavirus outbreak under control & with the Republicans retaining the Senate it appears unlikely his package of tax hikes will go through. Stocks in Asia-Pacific surged today, In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.12%. Chinese stocks also surged with the Shanghai composite up 1.7% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index advanced 1.42%. Dow futures are already spiking, with the US index 300 points higher at 28,700.
Dignity underlying profit falls to £44.2m v £47.2m last year. Company will refocus on investment management strategy for pre-need trusts will conclude later this year.
TP-ICAP has said its business has been resilient over a 9-month period, despite the pandemic. Company has implemented a targeted cost efficiency programme that will further support earnings, especially in an operating environment that remains uncertain. Revenue was £1.378bn (only 1% lower than last year).
AstraZeneca says Calquence , the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, has been approved by the European Commission. This was based on positive results from two phase III clinical trials.
Countrywide, the real estate agent, says it has received an early-stage approach from real estate management firm Connells to buy them for 250p per share.
GlaxoSmithkline says ViiV's injectable Cabotegravir is superior for HIV prevention than oral standard care
On the Beach Group
Land Securities
DCC
Renewi
Electrocomponents
Meggitt
Persimmon
BoE's Governor Bailey speech
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BoE's Haldane speech
UK 100:
Sainsbury (J)
Ferguson
RSA Insurance Group
GlaxoSmithKline
Royal Dutch Shell B
Royal Dutch Shell A
UK 250:
Schroder Oriental Income Fund
Airtel Africa
Morgan Sindall Group
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund
Edinburgh Investment Trust
ICG Enterprise Trust
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust
BMO Commercial Property Trust
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