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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 157.9 | 3.3% |
| JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC | 2,732.0 | 3.3% |
| INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROU | 4,876.0 | 2.9% |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 3,095.0 | 2.3% |
| GLENCORE PLC | 276.4 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 1130.0 | -4.2% |
| EXPERIAN PLC | 2729.0 | -3.7% |
| HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 2562.0 | -3.6% |
| CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC | 6422.0 | -3.0% |
| RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC | 6358.0 | -3.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,754 | -0.7% | -11.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,069 | 0.2% | 7.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,925 | -0.1% | 3.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,457 | 1.0% | 19.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,687 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 53.76 | 1.03% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 57.22 | 1.13% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,859 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 363 | 0.7% |
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UK 100 called to open +10 points this morning at 6756. Calls for a slightly stronger open come despite a rising pound, sterling’s rising strength is affecting some big UK exporters making most of their money abroad. However the overall trend remains optimistic about 2021, with a Joe Biden stimulus package worth trillions of dollars expected to boost the US economy and the uncertainty over a no-deal Brexit finally in the rear view mirror. Stateside yesterday saw a positive session on Wall Street despite the ongoing political instability, with the Dow Jones closing up 0.19% at 31,068 while the S&P climbed 0.04% to 3,801 and the Nasdaq 0.28% to 13,072. In Asia, however, was more mixed this morning with Japan’s Nikkei 225 rising 1.04% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.17%.
ASOS have forecast FY profit to be at the top end of market expectations, reporting a 23% jump in retail sales over the last quarter, benefiting from strong demand during pandemic lockdowns. Total revenue rose 23% to £1.36bn.
Howden Joinery sees FY20 pretax profit to be around £185m, as trading has been stronger than expected with good profit and cash performance.
Persimmon’s FY average selling price rose 7% to £230,500. FY revenue came in at £3.33bn (2020: £3.65bn) as group trading has been robust despite challenges arising from the pandemic.
Premier Oil have voted in favour of a reverse takeover of private equity backed Chrysaor to create the British North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer in which Premier shareholders will hold about 5.5% equity.
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