Getting latest data loading
Home / Morning Report / Morning Report

This report is not a personal recommendation and does not take into account your personal circumstances or appetite for risk.

Morning Report - 20 November 2020

Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders Price (p) % Chg
CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC 6,248.0 3.6%
SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TR PLC 1,044.0 3.5%
HALMA PLC 2,423.0 3.1%
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS 186.2 2.9%
RELX PLC 1,776.5 2.5%
Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards Price (p) % Chg
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC 2408.0 -5.6%
MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC 158.2 -4.7%
B&M EUROPEAN VALUE RETAIL SA 487.4 -4.2%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 98.6 -3.9%
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC 1468.5 -3.8%

 

Major World Indices Price % Chg 1 YEAR
UK 100 INDEX 6,334 -0.8% -12.8%
DOW JONES INDUS. AVG 29,483 0.2% 6.0%
DAX INDEX 13,086 -0.9% -0.6%
NIKKEI 225 25,527 -0.4% 10.3%
S&P/ASX 200 INDEX 6,539 -0.1% -2.7%
Commodities Units Price % Chg
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) USD/bbl. 41.71 -0.07%
Brent Crude (ICE) USD/bbl. 44.23 0.07%
Gold Spot USD/t oz. 1,866 -0.1%
Copper (Comex) USd/lb. 325 0.9%
UK 100 called to open +5 points this morning at 6338.

4 Hours; 6 Months

Click graph to enlarge

Markets Overview:

 

UK 100 called to open +5 points this morning at 6338.  Calls for a slightly positive open come on the back of a solid close to trading yesterday Stateside after an initial drop, The Dow Jones, closed 45 points to the higher at 29,483 while the S&P 500 advanced 14 points to 3,582.  In Asia, China left its one and five-year loan prime rate benchmarks unchanged this morning at 3.85% and 4.65% respectively.  Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed higher, rising 88 points to 26,445 but elsewhere in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 133 points at 25,501.

 

Company News:

AstraZeneca says Imfinzi new dosing has been approved in the USA.

Sage Group reported a 3.7% drop in FY organic operating profit to £391m, reflecting investment in cloud services and a £17m bad debt provision for COVID-19. Statutory revenue fell 1.7% to £1.9bn, broadly in line with market expectations.

Telit Communications says shareholders will receive U-Blox shares with value of £2.50 per Telit Share after a possible offer for the company.

Reporting Today:

 

 

Sage Group

 

 

 

Reporting Tomorrow:

 

 

Cerillion

 

 

 

In Focus Today:

 

PBoC Interest Rate Decision

G20 Meeting

UK Retail Sales

German Producer Price Index

Eurozone Consumer Confidence

 

 

Today’s Ex Dividends:

 

UK 100:

 

Persimmon

Land Securities Group

National Grid

Imperial Brands

Johnson Matthey

 

UK 250:

 

Diversified Gas & Oil

Clarkson

Bellway

3i Infrastructure

Kainos Group

Telecom Plus

Diploma

HICL Infrastructure

CMC Markets

LondonMetric Property

Euromoney Institutional Investor

 

For any help you may require placing trades or in terms of market information, put a call in to our trading floor – it’s all part of the service.


Back to Top

This research is produced by Accendo Markets Limited. Research produced and disseminated by Accendo Markets is classified as non-independent research, and is therefore a marketing communication. This investment research has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote its independence and it is not subject to the prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of investment research. This research does not constitute a personal recommendation or offer to enter into a transaction or an investment, and is produced and distributed for information purposes only.


Accendo Markets considers opinions and information contained within the research to be valid when published, and gives no warranty as to the investments referred to in this material. The income from the investments referred to may go down as well as up, and investors may realise losses on investments. The past performance of a particular investment is not necessarily a guide to its future performance.

Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 67% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
.