Market Report 03 August 2010

Market Indices
Markets were struggling to maintain the previous week’s momentum, as economic data weighted on good corporate results, over concerns that manufacturing and services were cooling coupled with lack lustre consumer sentiment in the U.S and Europe.

The UK’s FTSE All Share opened the week at 2761.69, closing down -1.68% at 2715.36.

In the U.S, the Dow opened the week at 10424.17, closing up 0.4% at 10465.94.

The Nikkei opened the week at 9520.73, closing up 0.37% at 9556.76.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng opened the week at 20944.63, closing up 0.40% at 21029.81.

The Week Ahead

Monday
Hammerson
Intertek

Tuesday
Xstrata,
ITV
Fresnillo

Wednesday
Legal & General,
British Land,
Shire,
Next,
Standard Chartered,
Marston’s,
Lloyds Banking Group
Antofagasta

Thursday
Smith & Nephew,
Spirent,
Barclays,
Capital Shopping
Randgold,
Cobham,
RSA,
Schroder’s,
Unilever
Rio Tinto

Friday
Royal Bank of Scotland,
Inmarsat
Old Mutual

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