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Sep 11, 2017

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London close: London stocks close higher with help from insurers and relative calm in N.korea

London stocks closed higher on Monday, helped along by a strong showing in the insurance sector as worries about Hurricane Irma and North Korea abated.
The 100 was up 0.49% to 7,413.59, as investors set aside their concerns about North Korea - at least for now - breathing a sigh of relief that the country chose not to launch more missiles to celebrate its 69th anniversary over the weekend.

European markets went the same way with the DAX up 1.39% to 12,475.24, the CAC 40 1.24% higher to 5,176.71 and the IBEX 35 1.91% up to 10,322.60.

IG analyst Joshua Mahony said: "Markets have started the week in a positive fashion, with risk assets firmly in the driving seat at the expense of the commonly perceived havens such as gold, treasuries, and the yen." adding, "It has been notable that the FTSE has held up well despite a surging pound and a significant degree of geopolitical risk associated with North Korea."

"Given that North Korea has provided one of the main drivers of volatility in recent weeks, today's UN meeting over the potential implementation of further sanctions on the country will be crucial in gauging how likely we are to see further tests in the near future. With the US pushing for an oil embargo on North Korea, the Chinese and Russian decisions will be key, where their cooperation would be a kick in the teeth for Pyongyang leadership, sparking a likely military response."

Insurers Prudential, Admiral, RSA, Direct Line, Beazley, Lancashire and Hiscox all made healthy gains as Hurricane Irma was downgraded from a Category 4 storm to Category 1 by early Monday.

Commenting on the impact of Irma on US Property & Casualty insurers, Citi's James Naklicki told clients: "In our view, a direct hit to Miami would have resulted in a plethora of capital raises for the Reinsurance industry, a theme that was at least partially priced in last week. Given the relatively less damaging path of Irma, we now see the risk of capital raises as a lot less likely.

"For now, the industry has dodged a bullet, but we are only a little over half way through Hurricane season (June 1 - Nov 30), so some risk remains."

The likes of Admiral and Direct Line were also likely to still be benefiting from last week's news about changes to the Ogden discount rate.

Elsewhere, Provident Financial was on the front foot following a Telegraph story over the weekend suggesting the subprime lender is planning big changes to its controversial doorstep lending business as it looks to reverse a restructure that prompted profit warnings.

AstraZeneca rallied as it said it had seen positive results from two trials for lung cancer treatments, while Derwent London racked up healthy gains after saying it has pre-let most of the remaining office space at 80 Charlotte Street in London to The Boston Consulting Group.

Kaz Minerals advanced after appointing John Hadfield as its new chief financial officer with effect from January 2018.

British Land was boosted by an upgrade to 'buy' at Deutsche Bank, while SIG was lifted by an upgrade to 'buy' at Canaccord.

On the downside, Associated British Foods was in the red despite saying group operating profits will be "well ahead" of last year after its Primark clothing arm was able to reduce levels of price promotion, with the sugar business also adding a hefty spoonful to the bottom line.

Outsourcer Carillion slumped as it announced that its finance director has left the company with immediate effect with three other directors departing at the end of the month.

Shares in Petra Diamonds tanked after the company confirmed that a parcel of diamonds from its Williamson mine in Tanzania has been blocked from export to its marketing office in Antwerp and some of its key personnel from Williamson are being questioned by the authorities.

The statement was made in response to earlier press reports about the findings of an investigation into the diamond sector by a parliamentary committee in Tanzania. Petra said "the grounds upon which these actions have been taken have not been formally made know to the company" yet, but according to reports, the government has accused Petra of declaring a lower value when trying to export the gems.


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Market Movers

FTSE 100 (UKX) 7,413.59 0.49%
FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,694.26 0.43%
techMARK (TASX) 3,465.71 0.20%

FTSE 100 - Risers

Provident Financial (PFG) 825.00p 3.77%
easyJet (EZJ) 1,195.00p 3.37%
Carnival (CCL) 5,180.00p 2.88%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 607.50p 2.36%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,678.00p 2.15%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 4,890.00p 2.09%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,026.00p 1.79%
Glencore (GLEN) 369.30p 1.72%
British Land Company (BLND) 609.00p 1.67%
Prudential (PRU) 1,790.00p 1.59%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

Associated British Foods (ABF) 3,103.00p -4.96%
Convatec Group (CTEC) 271.80p -2.30%
Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 8,000.00p -1.54%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,864.00p -1.41%
Micro Focus International (MCRO) 2,394.00p -1.24%
Fresnillo (FRES) 1,607.00p -0.86%
Tesco (TSCO) 186.15p -0.85%
Croda International (CRDA) 3,867.00p -0.85%
Ashtead Group (AHT) 1,684.00p -0.65%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 246.90p -0.56%

FTSE 250 - Risers

Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE) 674.00p 10.31%
JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 341.90p 4.77%
Beazley (BEZ) 470.20p 4.26%
Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 1,028.00p 3.78%
Kaz Minerals (KAZ) 816.00p 3.55%
Hiscox Limited (DI) (HSX) 1,265.00p 3.35%
Derwent London (DLN) 2,859.00p 3.21%
Rank Group (RNK) 236.40p 2.96%
Rathbone Brothers (RAT) 2,594.00p 2.95%
SIG (SHI) 176.40p 2.86%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI) (PDL) 84.85p -5.67%
Acacia Mining (ACA) 183.00p -4.69%
Tullow Oil (TLW) 155.00p -3.38%
Stobart Group Ltd. (STOB) 293.30p -3.27%
Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 1,100.00p -2.90%
Sirius Minerals (SXX) 26.20p -2.89%
Greene King (GNK) 539.50p -2.88%
Polymetal International (POLY) 868.50p -2.58%
Dixons Carphone (DC.) 164.60p -2.26%

Market Analysis 08/09/2017

Today’s highlights: Global markets seen lower

  • US closes mostly lower: Both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 closed slightly lower yesterday, while the Nasdaq showed small gains.
  • Disney falls more than 4%: The entertainment giant tumbled after CEO Bob Iger said that the company's earning per share this year will be in line with earnings reported in 2016.

Read More...


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London close: London stocks close higher with help from insurers and relative calm in N.korea

London stocks closed higher on Monday, helped along by a strong showing in the insurance sector as worries about Hurricane Irma and North Korea abated.
The 100 was up 0.49% to 7,413.59, as investors set aside their concerns about North Korea - at least for now - breathing a sigh of relief that the country chose not to launch more missiles to celebrate its 69th anniversary over the weekend.

European markets went the same way with the DAX up 1.39% to 12,475.24, the CAC 40 1.24% higher to 5,176.71 and the IBEX 35 1.91% up to 10,322.60.

IG analyst Joshua Mahony said: "Markets have started the week in a positive fashion, with risk assets firmly in the driving seat at the expense of the commonly perceived havens such as gold, treasuries, and the yen." adding, "It has been notable that the FTSE has held up well despite a surging pound and a significant degree of geopolitical risk associated with North Korea."

"Given that North Korea has provided one of the main drivers of volatility in recent weeks, today's UN meeting over the potential implementation of further sanctions on the country will be crucial in gauging how likely we are to see further tests in the near future. With the US pushing for an oil embargo on North Korea, the Chinese and Russian decisions will be key, where their cooperation would be a kick in the teeth for Pyongyang leadership, sparking a likely military response."

Insurers Prudential, Admiral, RSA, Direct Line, Beazley, Lancashire and Hiscox all made healthy gains as Hurricane Irma was downgraded from a Category 4 storm to Category 1 by early Monday.

Commenting on the impact of Irma on US Property & Casualty insurers, Citi's James Naklicki told clients: "In our view, a direct hit to Miami would have resulted in a plethora of capital raises for the Reinsurance industry, a theme that was at least partially priced in last week. Given the relatively less damaging path of Irma, we now see the risk of capital raises as a lot less likely.

"For now, the industry has dodged a bullet, but we are only a little over half way through Hurricane season (June 1 - Nov 30), so some risk remains."

The likes of Admiral and Direct Line were also likely to still be benefiting from last week's news about changes to the Ogden discount rate.

Elsewhere, Provident Financial was on the front foot following a Telegraph story over the weekend suggesting the subprime lender is planning big changes to its controversial doorstep lending business as it looks to reverse a restructure that prompted profit warnings.

AstraZeneca rallied as it said it had seen positive results from two trials for lung cancer treatments, while Derwent London racked up healthy gains after saying it has pre-let most of the remaining office space at 80 Charlotte Street in London to The Boston Consulting Group.

Kaz Minerals advanced after appointing John Hadfield as its new chief financial officer with effect from January 2018.

British Land was boosted by an upgrade to 'buy' at Deutsche Bank, while SIG was lifted by an upgrade to 'buy' at Canaccord.

On the downside, Associated British Foods was in the red despite saying group operating profits will be "well ahead" of last year after its Primark clothing arm was able to reduce levels of price promotion, with the sugar business also adding a hefty spoonful to the bottom line.

Outsourcer Carillion slumped as it announced that its finance director has left the company with immediate effect with three other directors departing at the end of the month.

Shares in Petra Diamonds tanked after the company confirmed that a parcel of diamonds from its Williamson mine in Tanzania has been blocked from export to its marketing office in Antwerp and some of its key personnel from Williamson are being questioned by the authorities.

The statement was made in response to earlier press reports about the findings of an investigation into the diamond sector by a parliamentary committee in Tanzania. Petra said "the grounds upon which these actions have been taken have not been formally made know to the company" yet, but according to reports, the government has accused Petra of declaring a lower value when trying to export the gems.

Market Movers

FTSE 100 (UKX) 7,413.59 0.49%
FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,694.26 0.43%
techMARK (TASX) 3,465.71 0.20%

FTSE 100 - Risers

Provident Financial (PFG) 825.00p 3.77%
easyJet (EZJ) 1,195.00p 3.37%
Carnival (CCL) 5,180.00p 2.88%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 607.50p 2.36%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,678.00p 2.15%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 4,890.00p 2.09%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,026.00p 1.79%
Glencore (GLEN) 369.30p 1.72%
British Land Company (BLND) 609.00p 1.67%
Prudential (PRU) 1,790.00p 1.59%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

Associated British Foods (ABF) 3,103.00p -4.96%
Convatec Group (CTEC) 271.80p -2.30%
Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 8,000.00p -1.54%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,864.00p -1.41%
Micro Focus International (MCRO) 2,394.00p -1.24%
Fresnillo (FRES) 1,607.00p -0.86%
Tesco (TSCO) 186.15p -0.85%
Croda International (CRDA) 3,867.00p -0.85%
Ashtead Group (AHT) 1,684.00p -0.65%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 246.90p -0.56%

FTSE 250 - Risers

Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE) 674.00p 10.31%
JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 341.90p 4.77%
Beazley (BEZ) 470.20p 4.26%
Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 1,028.00p 3.78%
Kaz Minerals (KAZ) 816.00p 3.55%
Hiscox Limited (DI) (HSX) 1,265.00p 3.35%
Derwent London (DLN) 2,859.00p 3.21%
Rank Group (RNK) 236.40p 2.96%
Rathbone Brothers (RAT) 2,594.00p 2.95%
SIG (SHI) 176.40p 2.86%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI) (PDL) 84.85p -5.67%
Acacia Mining (ACA) 183.00p -4.69%
Tullow Oil (TLW) 155.00p -3.38%
Stobart Group Ltd. (STOB) 293.30p -3.27%
Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 1,100.00p -2.90%
Sirius Minerals (SXX) 26.20p -2.89%
Greene King (GNK) 539.50p -2.88%
Polymetal International (POLY) 868.50p -2.58%
Dixons Carphone (DC.) 164.60p -2.26%


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US Market Report

US open: Wall Street jumps back towards record highs

Wall Street's main market averages bounded back towards their most recent record highs with the prior week's worries about North Korea and Hurricane Irma apparently receding in the rearview mirror.
At 1600 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.96% or 210.01 points ahead to 22,008.39, as the S&P 500 added 0.82% or 20.02 points to 2,481.48 and the Nasdaq Composite 0.90% or 57.0 points to trade at 6,417.56.

Pacing gains at the start of the week, the best areas of the market were: Aluminum (3.87%), Property & Casualty (3.60%) and Recreational Services (3.10%).

Investors had been worried that North Korea would launch more missile tests over the weekend as it celebrated its 69th anniversary.

Yet as Oanda analyst Craig Erlam said: "Fortunately, this never materialised, with Kim Jong Un instead using the celebration to recognise the previous weekend's achievements, allowing investors the opportunity to unwind some of the safe haven trades from the days before."

In a typical risk-on move, the US dollar strengthened by 1.03% verus the yen to 108.94 with the December gold contract on COMEX off by 0.86% at $1,339.50/oz..

"Indices, which have been in consolidation over the last month or so, are now expected to enjoy a mini relief rally although we should get interesting insight into just how much investors perceive the threat of an escalation to have subsided. The S&P 500 is still expected to open around 20 points or so from its highs and should it overcome them in the coming days, it would suggest optimism is returning," he said.

In parallel, Erlam added that with Hurricane Irma now downgraded to category one, there was hope that the devastation wreaked by the storm would not be as bad as feared, potentially bringing down the eventual bill.

"The debt ceiling can being kicked down the road a few months is also providing temporary relief but as always with this kind of thing, the problem has only been delayed rather than resolved."

Meanwhile, London Capital Group's Ipek Ozkardeskaya said the actual damages caused by Irma could end up being less than $50bn versus the $192bn estimate which some pundits had bandied about prior to it making landfall, meaning US insurers could take a breather on Monday.

Citi's James Naklicki concurred, telling clients: "In our view, a direct hit to Miami would have resulted in a plethora of capital raises for the Reinsurance industry, a theme that was at least partially priced in last week. Given the relatively less damaging path of Irma, we now see the risk of capital raises as a lot less likely.

"For now, the industry has dodged a bullet, but we are only a little over half way through Hurricane season (June 1 - Nov 30), so some risk remains."

On the corporate front, shares in Teva Pharmaceuticals were spiking to the top of the most active list on the NYSE after the outfit announced the appointment of Lundbeck's Kare Schultz as its new top dog.

Elsewhere, Tesla was also in the black after the electric car market sent out a free software update to temporarily extend the battery life of some of its cars to help owners evacuate Hurricane Irma.

Stock in Pilgrim's Pride was down after it announced the takeover of Northern Ireland's Moy Park in a $1.3bn transaction.

There were no major US data releases due in the first trading session of the week.

Dow Jones - Risers

Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $123.22 2.89%
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) $32.09 1.95%
American Express Co. (AXP) $85.81 1.85%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $221.12 1.80%
Intel Corp. (INTC) $35.77 1.66%
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) $144.71 1.59%
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $89.81 1.57%
Apple Inc. (AAPL) $161.10 1.56%
Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $65.14 1.36%
3M Co. (MMM) $208.32 1.28%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Home Depot Inc. (HD) $157.35 -1.45%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $117.61 -0.18%
General Electric Co. (GE) $23.79 -0.13%
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) $34.08 -0.06%
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DD) $83.93 0.00%
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) $79.07 0.24%
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $46.44 0.29%
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) $46.25 0.31%
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $97.45 0.39%
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) $79.21 0.50%

S&P 500 - Risers

Endo International Plc (ENDP) $9.15 4.93%
XL Group Ltd (XL) $40.36 4.53%
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) $17.27 4.07%
Mallinckrodt Plc Ordinary Shares (MNK) $36.66 3.76%
Legg Mason Inc. (LM) $37.82 3.70%
Chubb Corp. (CB) $145.83 3.54%
Alcoa Corporation (AA) $44.11 3.52%
Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN) $5.36 3.47%
Carnival Corp. (CCL) $67.83 3.45%
Assurant Inc. (AIZ) $93.80 3.34%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) $444.12 -5.80%
Equifax Inc. (EFX) $117.41 -4.72%
Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) $44.17 -4.18%
Extra Space Storage (EXR) $79.73 -3.06%
Seagate Technology Plc (STX) $31.06 -2.91%
Public Storage (PSA) $212.03 -2.88%
Martin Marietta Mtrl (MLM) $206.20 -2.74%
Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) $118.64 -2.37%
United Rentals Inc. (URI) $124.15 -2.00%
Lowe's Companies Inc. (LOW) $77.13 -1.82%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

Mercadolibre Inc. (MELI) $275.45 5.95%
Tesla Inc (TSLA) $358.57 4.42%
American Airlines Group (AAL) $45.02 3.26%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. - Ordinary Shares (NCLH) $56.84 3.12%
KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC) $97.27 3.09%
Ctrip.Com International Ltd. Ads (CTRP) $52.94 2.72%
Mylan Inc. (MYL) $32.97 2.71%
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) $45.48 2.55%
Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $167.78 2.50%
Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) $62.53 2.29%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) $444.12 -5.80%
Seagate Technology Plc (STX) $31.06 -2.91%
Incyte Corp. (INCY) $125.80 -2.83%
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) $37.83 -0.99%
Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) $389.91 -0.76%
O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) $197.65 -0.73%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) $101.11 -0.72%
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) $84.49 -0.72%
Biogen Inc (BIIB) $324.47 -0.57%


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Top of the stocks

Number of Deals Bought

Place EPIC Equity name %
1 IQE IQE plc 3.51
2 UKOG UK Oil & Gas Investments plc 3.34
3 SXX Sirius Minerals plc 2.03
4 LLOY Lloyds Banking Group plc 1.96
5 SMT Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 1.45
6 GNK Greene King 1.18
7 BOO Boohoo.com 1.07
8 GLEN Glencore plc 1.07
9 BDEV Barratt Developments plc 0.89
10 CLLN Carillion plc 0.88

Number of Deals Sold

Place EPIC Equity name %
1 IQE IQE plc 3.35
2 UKOG UK Oil & Gas Investments plc 2.87
3 LLOY Lloyds Banking Group plc 1.79
4 BOO Boohoo.com 1.68
5 SXX Sirius Minerals plc 1.62
6 PFC Petrofac 1.32
7 88E 88 Energy Ltd 1.17
8 PFG Provident Financial plc 1.14
9 GLEN Glencore plc 1.06
10 TCM Telit Communications Plc 1.00

Broker Tips

London close: London stocks close higher with help from insurers and relative calm in N.korea

London stocks closed higher on Monday, helped along by a strong showing in the insurance sector as worries about Hurricane Irma and North Korea abated.
The 100 was up 0.49% to 7,413.59, as investors set aside their concerns about North Korea - at least for now - breathing a sigh of relief that the country chose not to launch more missiles to celebrate its 69th anniversary over the weekend.

European markets went the same way with the DAX up 1.39% to 12,475.24, the CAC 40 1.24% higher to 5,176.71 and the IBEX 35 1.91% up to 10,322.60.

IG analyst Joshua Mahony said: "Markets have started the week in a positive fashion, with risk assets firmly in the driving seat at the expense of the commonly perceived havens such as gold, treasuries, and the yen." adding, "It has been notable that the FTSE has held up well despite a surging pound and a significant degree of geopolitical risk associated with North Korea."

"Given that North Korea has provided one of the main drivers of volatility in recent weeks, today's UN meeting over the potential implementation of further sanctions on the country will be crucial in gauging how likely we are to see further tests in the near future. With the US pushing for an oil embargo on North Korea, the Chinese and Russian decisions will be key, where their cooperation would be a kick in the teeth for Pyongyang leadership, sparking a likely military response."

Insurers Prudential, Admiral, RSA, Direct Line, Beazley, Lancashire and Hiscox all made healthy gains as Hurricane Irma was downgraded from a Category 4 storm to Category 1 by early Monday.

Commenting on the impact of Irma on US Property & Casualty insurers, Citi's James Naklicki told clients: "In our view, a direct hit to Miami would have resulted in a plethora of capital raises for the Reinsurance industry, a theme that was at least partially priced in last week. Given the relatively less damaging path of Irma, we now see the risk of capital raises as a lot less likely.

"For now, the industry has dodged a bullet, but we are only a little over half way through Hurricane season (June 1 - Nov 30), so some risk remains."

The likes of Admiral and Direct Line were also likely to still be benefiting from last week's news about changes to the Ogden discount rate.

Elsewhere, Provident Financial was on the front foot following a Telegraph story over the weekend suggesting the subprime lender is planning big changes to its controversial doorstep lending business as it looks to reverse a restructure that prompted profit warnings.

AstraZeneca rallied as it said it had seen positive results from two trials for lung cancer treatments, while Derwent London racked up healthy gains after saying it has pre-let most of the remaining office space at 80 Charlotte Street in London to The Boston Consulting Group.

Kaz Minerals advanced after appointing John Hadfield as its new chief financial officer with effect from January 2018.

British Land was boosted by an upgrade to 'buy' at Deutsche Bank, while SIG was lifted by an upgrade to 'buy' at Canaccord.

On the downside, Associated British Foods was in the red despite saying group operating profits will be "well ahead" of last year after its Primark clothing arm was able to reduce levels of price promotion, with the sugar business also adding a hefty spoonful to the bottom line.

Outsourcer Carillion slumped as it announced that its finance director has left the company with immediate effect with three other directors departing at the end of the month.

Shares in Petra Diamonds tanked after the company confirmed that a parcel of diamonds from its Williamson mine in Tanzania has been blocked from export to its marketing office in Antwerp and some of its key personnel from Williamson are being questioned by the authorities.

The statement was made in response to earlier press reports about the findings of an investigation into the diamond sector by a parliamentary committee in Tanzania. Petra said "the grounds upon which these actions have been taken have not been formally made know to the company" yet, but according to reports, the government has accused Petra of declaring a lower value when trying to export the gems.

Market Movers

FTSE 100 (UKX) 7,413.59 0.49%
FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,694.26 0.43%
techMARK (TASX) 3,465.71 0.20%

FTSE 100 - Risers

Provident Financial (PFG) 825.00p 3.77%
easyJet (EZJ) 1,195.00p 3.37%
Carnival (CCL) 5,180.00p 2.88%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 607.50p 2.36%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,678.00p 2.15%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 4,890.00p 2.09%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,026.00p 1.79%
Glencore (GLEN) 369.30p 1.72%
British Land Company (BLND) 609.00p 1.67%
Prudential (PRU) 1,790.00p 1.59%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

Associated British Foods (ABF) 3,103.00p -4.96%
Convatec Group (CTEC) 271.80p -2.30%
Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 8,000.00p -1.54%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,864.00p -1.41%
Micro Focus International (MCRO) 2,394.00p -1.24%
Fresnillo (FRES) 1,607.00p -0.86%
Tesco (TSCO) 186.15p -0.85%
Croda International (CRDA) 3,867.00p -0.85%
Ashtead Group (AHT) 1,684.00p -0.65%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 246.90p -0.56%

FTSE 250 - Risers

Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE) 674.00p 10.31%
JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 341.90p 4.77%
Beazley (BEZ) 470.20p 4.26%
Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 1,028.00p 3.78%
Kaz Minerals (KAZ) 816.00p 3.55%
Hiscox Limited (DI) (HSX) 1,265.00p 3.35%
Derwent London (DLN) 2,859.00p 3.21%
Rank Group (RNK) 236.40p 2.96%
Rathbone Brothers (RAT) 2,594.00p 2.95%
SIG (SHI) 176.40p 2.86%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI) (PDL) 84.85p -5.67%
Acacia Mining (ACA) 183.00p -4.69%
Tullow Oil (TLW) 155.00p -3.38%
Stobart Group Ltd. (STOB) 293.30p -3.27%
Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 1,100.00p -2.90%
Sirius Minerals (SXX) 26.20p -2.89%
Greene King (GNK) 539.50p -2.88%
Polymetal International (POLY) 868.50p -2.58%
Dixons Carphone (DC.) 164.60p -2.26%

 

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