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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| JD SPORTS FASHION PLC | 126.8 | 6.6% |
| COCA-COLA HBC AG-DI | 1,687.0 | 5.6% |
| NEXT PLC | 6,428.0 | 3.4% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 252.2 | 2.2% |
| AVEVA GROUP PLC | 2,139.0 | 1.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 704.4 | -8.9% |
| ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC | 1801.0 | -7.0% |
| BP PLC | 400.2 | -4.7% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 3242.5 | -4.6% |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1340.0 | -4.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,233 | -1.6% | 3.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,730 | -0.3% | -6.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,740 | -0.6% | -9.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,428 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,075 | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 107.15 | 0.96% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 108.71 | 1.17% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,822 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 412 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +67 points this morning at 7300. The UK 100 looks set for a rebound this morning following a difficult session yesterday, thanks in main to calming comments from Fed chair Jerome Powell, who stuck to the 0.50% rate hike script overnight, temporarily dispelling 0.75% nerves. In the US, the Dow Jones slipped 103 points to 31,730 while the S&P 500 dipped 5 points to 3,930, having reversed early losses, as a semblance of calm descended on Wall Street into the close. Asian markets are mostly higher this morning with Japan’s Nikkei 225 669 points heavier at 26,418 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index 387 points to the good at 19,767.
BHP Group are keen to expand operations in Chile under “appropriate conditions” CEO Mike Henry stated.
Sage Group have met market expectations with a 4% rise in organic operating profit for the 6 months to end-March and said its margin was expected to trend higher in H2 and beyond. They reported a profit of £184m on organic revenue of £924m.
Credit Suisse Downgrades Drax Group to Underperform from Neutral (2 Buys / 3 Holds / 0 Sells)
Jefferies Downgrades Vodafone to Hold from Buy (11 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
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Sage Group
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
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EU Industrial Production
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Murray Income Trust
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