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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 418.4 | 13.6% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,531.0 | 3.6% |
| Barclays PLC | 210.9 | 2.4% |
| Halma PLC | 2,731.0 | 1.9% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,643.0 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Burberry Group PLC | 910.8 | -5.3% |
| GSK PLC | 1522.5 | -4.8% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 2441.0 | -2.8% |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 1875.0 | -2.2% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2471.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,180 | -0.6% | 9.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 39,213 | 0.2% | 15.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,211 | 0.3% | 14.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,342 | -0.8% | 18.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,760 | -0.3% | 7.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.43 | 0.66% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 85.87 | 0.73% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,326 | 1.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 435 | -0.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open +29 points at 8,212. UK 100 is called to open higher this morning as the UK’s Q1 growth was revised upwards to 0.7% (from 0.6%) by ONS. In focus today is the US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data at 1:30pm a key gauge for inflation. It is one of the major data points that the Fed reviews closely when deciding their interest rate policy. In the US the Dow closed higher +0.1% and Nasdaq +0.3%. Asia were similar overnight as Shanghai closed higher +1.3%, Hang Seng +0.6% and Tokyo +0.4%.
Vistry have issued an instruction to HSBC to continue their share buyback programme.
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Intertek Group to Buy from Neutral (7 Buys / 4 Holds / 3 Sells)
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Safestore Holdings to Equal-weight (4 Buys / 6 Holds / 0 Sells)
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