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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE-DI | 120.3 | 7.0% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 539.2 | 6.0% |
| MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC | 153.5 | 5.4% |
| BT GROUP PLC | 188.2 | 4.4% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 867.6 | 4.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP | 1350.0 | -4.2% |
| PERSIMMON PLC | 1865.0 | -3.7% |
| BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC | 454.8 | -3.6% |
| BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS/THE | 3757.0 | -3.4% |
| HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC | 588.8 | -3.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,112 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 29,889 | -0.1% | -10.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,238 | 0.9% | -14.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 25,771 | -0.7% | -8.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,433 | -0.6% | -11.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 109.05 | -0.47% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 112.79 | -0.29% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,839 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 399 | -0.9% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +18 points this morning at 7138. The UK 100 is set to continue its recovery rally on Tuesday as traders shrug off recession worries, adding to the near-106 points gained at the start of the week to 7,121.81. Asian markets are almost all in the green this morning, and US traders returning after the Emancipation Day holiday are expected to be in a positive mood, with futures pointing higher for the major Wall Street indices.
AstraZeneca states that Eplontersen meets endpoints in analysis of trial for Polyneuropathy.
DS Smith reports a FY pretax profit of £378m (2021: £231m profit) as they increase their dividend to 15p (up from 12.1p previously). They have started the new financial year well and they expect to see 2-4% growth in volumes and “further substantial improvement” in performance.
EasyJet enters a deal with Airbus to buy 56 A320neo family aircrafts.
John Wood Group says current CEO Robin Watson will step down from July 1st, who will be replaced by current COO Ken Gilmartin.
Ocado places 72.3m placing shares, raising £575m to expediate growth plans amid surging online grocery demand in the wake of the CONID-19 pandemic.
Telecom plus reports that their FY22 results were ahead of expectations.
Deutsche Bank Upgrades Pearson to Buy from Hold (4 Buys / 7 Holds / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Downgrades ASOS to Neutral from Overweight (7 Buys / 13 Holds / 1 Sell)
JP Morgan Downgrades Associated British Foods to Neutral from Overweight (6 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Downgrades Boohoo to Neutral from Overweight (7 Buys / 9 Holds / 2 Sells)
Oddo BHF Downgrades ASOS to Underperform from Neutral (7 Buys / 13 Holds / 1 Sell)
BMO Global Smaller Companies PLC*
Bankers Investment Trust*
DS Smith
Intermediate Capital Group
Safestore Holdings
Telecom Plus
Berkeley Group Holdings
Liontrust Asset Management
Micro Focus International
BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
FTSE 100:
Airtel Africa
Experian
British Land Company
United Utilities Group
FTSE 250:
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