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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Pearson Plc | 737.2 | 8.57% |
| Johnson Matthey Plc | 2,916 | 6.54% |
| Burberry Group Plc | 1,805 | 3.86% |
| Informa Plc | 541.8 | 3.63% |
| Standard Life Aberdeen Plc | 309.1 | 3.62% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| GlaxoSmithKline Plc | 1,379 | -2.17% |
| Avast Plc | 531 | -1.67% |
| Standard Chartered Plc | 469.2 | -1.55% |
| Experian Plc | 2,646 | -1.23% |
| AstraZeneca Plc | 7,645 | -1.00% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,740 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,154 | 0.7% | 6.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,921 | 0.8% | 2.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,523 | -0.4% | 18.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,770 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 53.38 | 0.75% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 56.33 | 0.77% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,865 | 1.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 364 | 0.1% |
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UK 100 called to open +30 points this morning at 6770. Calls for a positive open come today on the back of the “Biden bounce” boosted global equities yesterday. President Biden’s first day in post saw Wall Street climb, the Dow Jones rose by 257 points or 0.83% to close trading at 31,188. The S&P meanwhile also gained, adding 1.39% to close at 3,851, but these were both outperformed by the tech heavy Nasdaq which advanced by 1.97% to 13,457. Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday signaled a willingness to work with President Joe Biden on additional money to combat the coronavirus pandemic, though several voiced opposition to his proposed program’s $1.9 trillion price tag. In Asia on Thursday in was broadly a similar story, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 233 points or 0.82% to 28,756 as it revised up its economic forecast for next fiscal year, signalling that it has delivered sufficient stimulus for now to cushion the blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Shanghai Composite gained just shy of 1% to 3,615, the only faller being in Hong Kong, which saw the Hang Seng dip by 0.55% to close at 29,796. In focus today will be the European Central Bank meeting on rates and Covid-19 stimulus.
AJ Bell report that their total customer numbers are up 6% to 312,309 in Q1. Their total net inflows in the quarter of £1.6bn, was double the level reported in Q1 2020. Total assets under administration increased 11% to £62.5bn.
Entain have appointed Jette Nygaard-Anderson as their new CEO, making her the first woman to lead a company in the UK gambling industry.
Countryside Properties report that their Q1 performance was in line with expectations, with total completions up 17% to 1,280 homes (Q1 2020: 1,097).
IG Group reports that their H1 pretax profit more than doubled, rising 129% to £231.3m. They also announced the acquisition of tastytrade, a US online brokerage and trading education platform for a total consideration of $1bn.
Pets at Home report that their Q3 revenue rose 18% to £302m and they maintained guidance on FY outlook.
Saga have said that its customers are required to get fully vaccinated against coronavirus before boarding the company’s cruises.
Sage Group reports that they performed in line with expectations during Q1, with revenues increasing +4% y-o-y.
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