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Morning Report - 13 September 2017

Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders Close (p) Chg (p) % Chg % YTD
Ashtead 1759 75.0 4.5 11.3
Barclays 191 4.7 2.5 -14.4
Royal Bank of Scotland 250 5.9 2.4 11.2
Smurfit Kappa 2386 55.0 2.4 26.7
Ferguson 4650 94.0 2.1 -6.3
Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards Close (p) Chg (p) % Chg % YTD
Randgold Resources 7765 -235.0 -2.9 21.0
Fresnillo 1570 -37.0 -2.3 28.6
Persimmon 2503 -52.0 -2.0 40.9
British American Tobacco 4798.5 -99.0 -2.0 3.8
Unilever 4441 -85.0 -1.9 34.9
Major World Indices Mid/Close Chg % Chg % YTD
UK UK 100 7,400.7 -12.9 -0.17 3.6
UK 19,666.0 -28.4 -0.14 8.8
FR CAC 40 5,209.0 32.3 0.62 7.1
DE DAX 30 12,524.8 49.6 0.40 9.1
US DJ Industrial Average 30 22,118.8 61.5 0.28 11.9
US Nasdaq Composite 6,454.3 22.0 0.34 19.9
US S&P 500 2,496.5 8.4 0.34 11.5
JP Nikkei 225 19,871.4 94.7 0.48 4.0
HK Hang Seng Index 50 27,890.7 -81.5 -0.29 26.8
AU S&P/ASX 200 5,748.8 2.4 0.04 1.5
Commodities & FX Mid/Close Chg % Chg % YTD
Crude Oil, West Texas Int. ($/barrel) 48.26 -0.09 -0.18 -10.5
Crude Oil, Brent ($/barrel) 54.17 -0.22 -0.4 -4.8
Gold ($/oz) 1334.65 -0.55 -0.04 15.9
Silver ($/oz) 17.92 -0.01 -0.04 12.3
GBP/USD – US$ per £ 1.3306 0.13 7.8
EUR/USD – US$ per € 1.1978 0.05 13.9
GBP/EUR – € per £ 1.1107 0.06 -5.3
UK 100 called to open -35pts at 7375

UK 100 : 2-week, hourly

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Markets Overview: (Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires)

UK 100 Index called to open -35pts at 7375, back below 7400 and having broken below 5-day rising support. This follows yet another rejection at 7435 that keeps the index in its 7300-7440 range of the last month. Bulls need a break above 7390 to revive confidence. Bears require a breach of Friday’s 7360 lows. Watch levels: Bullish 7390, Bearish 7360

Calls for a negative European open are despite another S&P record high as US financials embrace higher bond yields and a revival of hopes about tax reform. This has resulted in a largely positive session in Asia overnight, but with waning bullish momentum. The UK UK Index remains hindered by Sterling strength (12-month high) in the wake of strong UK inflation figures, as well as a US Dollar Index retreat to yesterday’s lows.

Japan’s Nikkei outperforms thanks to further Yen weakening (vs USD) following weak PPI data, a steady oil price and financial sector strength. Australia’s ASX is break-even despite gains financials and Miners, the latter in spite of metals easing, perhaps boosted by Gold ticking up off its lows.

In UK Index news: easyJet launches ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ to simplify connections with partner airlines. Halfords appoints Graham Stapleton as CEO from Dixons Carphone’s software business. Current Halfords CEO Jill McDonald off to head up Marks & Spencer clothing Home & Beauty. Balfour Beatty sells Blackpool Airport to Council for £4.3m.

Dunelm sales +2.3% (excl Worldstores; -0.5% like-for-like) miss forecasts, in challenging and subdued Homewares & Furniture markets. Just Group adjusted operating profit +39% in H1 2017, new business profit more than doubled, dividend increased. Reuters says Shell is to seek exit from Majnoon Oil Field.

US equity markets closed higher once again yesterday, albeit by less than Monday, as Financials benefited from higher Treasury yields, while US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin divulged more details on the Trump administration’s proposed tax reforms. This strength propelled the S&P500 to another fresh closing and intraday high, while Goldman Sachs offset McDonald’s losses to help the Dow Jones to within 30 points of its own all-time high. Despite what turned out to be a lacklustre Apple product release, the Tech-focused Nasdaq followed its peers higher.

Crude Oil prices are maintaining yesterday’s gains, supported by a bullish API inventory data release. While crude inventories rose, they increased by much less than expected, while the institute reported its largest ever gasoline draw. This has helped Brent and US benchmarks to maintain their 2-week uptrends, with the former holding onto gains above $54 while the latter traders above $48.

Gold has rallied from 1-month rising lows support, helped higher as the US dollar retreats from its highs, reducing the relative price of the precious metal. While the safe-haven asset has retreated from its overnight highs of $1335, it remains well above yesterday’s lows of $1323. Once again, the US dollar will play a significant role in dictating market sentiment throughout the day.

In focus today will be UK Unemployment and Wage data (9:30am). With the former expected to hold steady at a 42-year low, the spotlight will likely fall on Average Weekly Earnings. Following yesterday’s much hotter than expected inflation prints, the Bank of England will be hoping for a reciprocal surprise from Wages too. A disappointment, however, will add yet another level of complexity to their current interest rate quandary, with policymakers hesitant to increase rates which consumers  are subject to an extended pinch on their pockets (Inflation > Wage growth).

Elsewhere, Eurozone Industrial Production (10am) is seen returning to growth in July following June’s 2017 low, propelling the annual figure towards May’s 2017 high, while US PPI this afternoon (1:30pm) follows a similar pattern, growing once more in August while the annual rate of growth is expected at a 2017 high.

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UK Company Headlines: (Source: Reuters/DJ Newswires)

  • Shell says to focus on Basra gas in Iraq after Majnoon exit
  • Norwegian Air and Easyjet launch cooperation
  • easyJet launches platform to book partner flights
  • Alliance Pharma H1 revenue rises on strong sales abroad
  • Dunelm warns on spending squeeze as sales fall
  • Dunelm posts FY underlying pretax profit of 109.3 mln pounds
  • Air Berlin cancels more flights as pilots call in sick
  • Independent Oil and Gas appoints James Chance as CFO
  • Balfour Beatty announces sale of Blackpool airport
  • Aker BP plans to drill 6 – 8 exploration wells in 2018
  • Halfords names Dixons Carphone executive as new boss
  • Soco Swings to 1H Pretax Profit, Maintains 2017 Production Guidance
  • UK insurer LV= H1 pretax profit jumps to 56 mln stg
  • Hammerson announces exercise of early redemption option on GBP 250 mln 6.875 pct bonds
  • Clinigen updates on recommended offer for Quantum Pharma Plc
  • Homebuilder Galliford sees 60 pct growth in pretax profit to FY 2021
  • Australia’s Rio Tinto hits over 3-1/2-year high
  • Equifax CEO says company ‘will make changes’ after security breach
  • Aegon Announces Stock Fraction Interim Dividend 2017
  • Gold little changed amid firmer equities
  • London copper prices climb, but stronger dollar drags
  • Oil prices mixed after OPEC expects higher demand, U.S. stockpile rise

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