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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS | 1,127.4 | 6.1% |
| M&G PLC | 116.8 | 5.6% |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 620.0 | 4.1% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS | 1,067.6 | 3.3% |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 2,393.0 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC | 1158.0 | -17.1% |
| EASYJET PLC | 521.4 | -13.1% |
| ST JAMES’S PLACE PLC | 660.0 | -12.6% |
| MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC | 87.3 | -12.3% |
| FERGUSON PLC | 4086.0 | -12.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 4,994 | -3.8% | -30.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 18,592 | -3.0% | -27.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 8,741 | -2.1% | -23.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 18,092 | 7.1% | -16.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 4,736 | 4.2% | -23.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 24.51 | 4.92% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 28.06 | 3.81% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,572 | 1.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 214 | 1.9% |
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UK 100 called to open +200 points at 5193. U.S. futures and Asian stocks climbed on Tuesday after global equities hit their lowest level since 2016, the dollar snapped a 10-day rally and Treasuries dipped as appetite for riskier assets revived. Contracts on the S&P 500 rose about 4% at one point, more than making up what the index lost on Monday. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney climbed, seeing the Nikkei rise over 7% to trade at 18,092 & the Hang Seng gain 4.5% to trade at 22,670. The U.K. is in lock down after Boris Johnson ordered sweeping measures to stop people leaving their homes “at this moment of national emergency.” As the coronavirus pandemic spread across the country, the prime minister approved a radical ban on all unnecessary movement of people for at least three weeks. Oil rallied for a second day after the Federal Reserve unveiled a sweeping set of measures to support the world’s largest economy, while investors clung to hopes of a U.S.-Saudi Arabian deal to limit output. Futures in New York rose around 5% past $24 a barrel, following gains on Monday as the U.S. central bank said it would buy unlimited amounts of Treasury
Dunelm has cancelled its interim dividend due in April (7.5p).
Mulberry states that in their previous guidance they expected to be profitable and cash generative in H2 2020. However, as a result of COVID-19 the board now expects to make a small loss in the period.
Rio Tinto announces it will curtail production. All mining operations at Richard’s Bay Minerals in South Africa will be halted from Thursday for 21 days. They will also slow down activity in Quebec, Canada due to Government directives to stem the spread of COVID-19.
FCA has asked UK companies to delay results
for at least two weeks to prevent investors acting on out-of-date information
FCA has asked UK companies to delay results
for at least two weeks to prevent investors acting on out-of-date information
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UK 100 :
British Land
Royal Bank Of Scotland
Pearson
British American Tobacco
Schroders
Prudential
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Go-Ahead Group
3i Group Downgraded to Sell by Day by Day (Bloomberg: 5 Buys/ 1 Holds/ 0 Sells)
Aveva Upgraded to Buy by Stifel (Bloomberg: 4 Buys/ 9 Holds/ 2 Sells)
Ferguson Upgraded to Buy by Morningstar (Bloomberg: 13 Buys/ 9 Holds/ 3 Sells)
HSBC Downgraded to Sell by Societe Generale (Bloomberg: 9 Buys/ 8 Holds/ 11 Sells)
Johnson Matthey Upgraded to Neutral by J.P. Morgan (Bloomberg: 10 Buys/ 4 Holds/ 5 Sells)
Ocado Upgraded to Buy by Morningstar (Bloomberg: 7 Buys/ 6 Holds/ 6 Sells)
Pearson Downgraded to Reduce by AlphaValue (Bloomberg: 3 Buys/ 9 Holds/ 7 Sells)
National Grid Upgraded to Hold by Morningstar (Bloomberg: 13 Buys/ 7 Holds/ 0 Sells)
SSE Upgraded to Buy by Morningstar (Bloomberg: 10 Buys/ 9 Holds/ 0 Sells)
Sainsbury Upgraded to Hold by HSBC (Bloomberg: 12 Buys/ 5 Holds/ 2 Sells)
Tesco Upgraded to Buy by HSBC (Bloomberg: 12 Buys/ 2 Holds/ 3 Sells)
Tui Downgraded to Hold by HSBC (Bloomberg: 2 Buys/ 11 Holds/ 8 Sells)
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