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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Pearson PLC | 1,071.5 | 2.7% |
| Easyjet PLC | 519.6 | 2.6% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 224.0 | 2.3% |
| Halma PLC | 2,522.0 | 2.2% |
| Barratt Redrow PLC | 482.2 | 2.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 56.1 | -2.7% |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 1818.0 | -1.5% |
| BP PLC | 399.1 | -1.4% |
| Shell PLC | 2516.0 | -1.4% |
| BT Group PLC | 142.8 | -1.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,286 | 0.5% | 13.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 42,374 | 0.6% | 30.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 19,532 | 0.4% | 33.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,606 | 1.8% | 24.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,222 | 0.1% | 20.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 67.69 | -5.70% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 71.77 | -5.63% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,741 | -0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 436 | -0.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open +27 points at 8,312. The UK 100 looks set to rise again this morning, a day before the budget is revealed, risk sentiment was aided yesterday by a cooling geopolitical situation, this also contributed to the sharp decline in oil prices.
All three major indices advanced yesterday, The S&P gained 0.27% to close at 5,823.52. The Dow Jones added 273.17 points, or 0.65%, to close at 42,387.57. The Nasdaq rose 0.26%, closing at 18,567.19.
BP reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit. The oil giant net profit, of $2.3 billion for the July-September period. That beat analyst expectations of $2.1 billion, this is however the lowest in almost four years, weighed down by a drop in refining profits and weaker oil trading. BP also maintained its dividend at 8 cents a share after raising it in the previous quarter. It also kept unchanged the rate of its share buyback programme at $1.75 billion over the next three months.
HSBC this morning announced better-than-expected profit for the third quarter on rising wealth and wholesale banking revenue. Third-quarter profit rose 10% to $8.5 billion, ahead of estimates of $7.6 billion, as it benefited from slower-than-expected rate cuts. HSBC also said it would buy back shares worth up to $3 billion, in addition to a $6 billion buyback programme announced earlier this year.
IQE this morning announced that Americo Lemos, Chief Executive Officer, has left the Company with immediate effect. Mark Cubitt, who joined the IQE Board earlier this month as Chair-elect, will become the Executive Chair of IQE.
Serica Energy said this morning that production via the Triton FPSO has been interrupted owing to a problem with the single gas compressor in operation.
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