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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,520.5 | 5.4% |
| IMI PLC | 1,820.0 | 3.3% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 558.6 | 2.4% |
| Next PLC | 10,080.0 | 2.2% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,702.5 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Bae Systems PLC | 1227.0 | -4.9% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 101.8 | -1.6% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 4148.0 | -1.5% |
| Prudential PLC | 641.8 | -1.4% |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 70.9 | -1.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,287 | 0.1% | 10.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,911 | 0.4% | 23.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 19,626 | 1.0% | 19.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,513 | 0.8% | 15.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,448 | 0.1% | 19.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 68.55 | 0.81% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 72.39 | 0.77% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,630 | -0.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 411 | -0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open +2 points at 8,289. The UK 100 looks set to open broadly flat this morning.
Markets in Asia were trading higher this morning after China manufacturing figures beat expectations with the best performance since June. The Caixin China General Manufacturing index reading of 51.5 compared with October’s 50.3. The upturn in factory output helped boost the Shanghai Composite by 1%, while the Hang Seng index stands 0.4% higher.
On Friday The Dow Jones and S&P rose to new heights on Friday amid a shortened trading day that capped a strong month for equities. The S&P added 0.56% to 6,032.38, while the Nasdaq jumped 0.83% to 19,218.17.The Dow climbed 188.59 points, or 0.42%, to end at 44,910.65.
Dan Finley, boohoo Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “Following the conclusion of the recently announced oversubscribed placing we are today pleased to announce the repayment of £50m of our term loan. The repayment will be made with funds raised from the placing and through the Group’s initiative to reduce stock levels as we become a leaner and lighter business, focused on maximising value for all our shareholders. The Board would like to thank our banking syndicate for their continued support.”
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