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Index Focus - 3 October 2017

UK equities are holding their ground, even trying higher, helped by more record highs on Wall St and Asia picking up the baton overnight. The UK Index is getting an additional lift from further GBP weakness, this derived from a poor UK Construction PMI print, a BoE warning that UK companies may not be able to borrow from EU banks, a lack of progress on Brexit talks and continued Tory infighting ahead of speeches from both Davis and Johnson.

The UK’s UK 100  is being helped higher by FERG (results), HSBC (Asia calm), Miners (metals off lows) and Oil Majors (oil stemmed losses) while BATS (defensives shunned), WPP (MS stake sale), BAE (broker downgrade) and PRU (profit taking) prove a drag.  The German DAX is closed for a national holiday, although futures prices are positive.

The UK Index 100 has broken above 7440, opening the door to 7540. The DAX 30 (futures) sit just shy of 2017 record highs having completed a bullish reversal pattern. Dow Jones Futures look to be in the midst of a bullish flag to 22900. Gold has found support at $1268 after its latest leg down.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index fall towards lows of 7,200? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 7,540?

The UK Index 100 has broken above 7440, opening the door to 7540 resistance.

  • Watch levels: Bullish 7,460, Bearish 7,430

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 7440, 7430, 7420, 410, 7400, 7380
  • Potential resistance: 7450, 7460, 7500, 7540

Important: The information provided above does not constitute advice or opinion and must only be regarded as technical observations.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index fall towards lows of 11,875? or;
  2. Will the index rise towards highs of 12,954?

The DAX 30 futures sit just shy of 2017 record highs having completed a bullish reversal pattern.

  • Watch levels: Bullish 12,940, Bearish 12,900

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 12910, 12900, 12885, 12850
  • Potential resistance: 12930, 12940, 12955, -

Important: The information provided above does not constitute advice or opinion and must only be regarded as technical observations.

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Where next?
  1. Will the index fall towards lows of 21,700? or;
  2. Will the index rise to fresh highs of 22,900

Dow Jones Futures look to be in the midst of a bullish flag to 22900, the ceiling of a 5-month up rising channel.

  • Watch levels: Bullish 22,600; Bearish 22,580

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Uptrend
  • Potential support: 22585, 22580, 22560, 22540, 22520, 22500, 22480
  • Potential resistance: 22600, 22610, -

Important: The information provided above does not constitute advice or opinion and must only be regarded as technical observations.

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Where next?
  1. Will Gold fall below lows of $1,252? or;
  2. Will Gold rise towards highs of $1,358?

Gold has found support at $1268 after its latest leg down

  • Watch levels: Bullish $1275, Bearish $1268

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Possible support

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Possible resistance

  • Trend: Downtrend
  • Potential support: 1268, 1260, 1251,
  • Potential resistance: 1272, 1273, 1275, 1277, 1290, 1300

Important: The information provided above does not constitute advice or opinion and must only be regarded as technical observations.

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