{"id":150875,"date":"2020-08-11T22:23:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T22:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/ftse-100-closes-ahead-as-vaccine-hopes-boost-value-stocks\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T22:23:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T22:23:36","slug":"ftse-100-closes-ahead-as-vaccine-hopes-boost-value-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/ftse-100-closes-ahead-as-vaccine-hopes-boost-value-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"FTSE 100 closes ahead as vaccine hopes boost value stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>FTSE 100 index closes 1.72% higher<\/li>\n<li>US stocks up<\/li>\n<li>Market correction for gold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5.30pm: FTSE closes up<\/h3>\n<p>FTSE 100 index closed ahead on Tuesday as markets cheered Wall Street gains and a potential coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>The UK index of leading shares finished over 103 points higher, or 1.72%, at 6,154. The midcap FTSE 250 gained over 272 points at 17,997.<\/p>\n<p>On Wall Street, the S&amp;P 500 index added around 15 at 3,376, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 264 points at 28,055.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;US stocks have closed in on record highs today, as the bullish sentiment seen throughout the past fortnight continued apace,&quot; said Joshua Mahony, senior market analyst at online spreadbetter IG.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;While the outperformance for the tech-focused Nasdaq had been justifiable, the ability to push back within touching distance of record highs on the S&amp;P 500 highlights an overwhelmingly optimistic outlook for investors.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Russian declarations that they have approved a working vaccine may have been treated with scepticism, yet there is a feeling that we are approaching a period where such breakthroughs will soon make a tangible difference for the outlook of heavily-hit value stocks.&quot;<\/p>\n<h3>Proactive North America headlines:<\/h3>\n<p>BevCanna Enterprises (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CNSX:BEV\/Bevcanna-Enterprises-Inc.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CSE:BEV<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CNSX:BEV\/Bevcanna-Enterprises-Inc.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTCMKTS:BVNNF<\/a>) welcomes cannabis facilities design expert Adam Clarke to advisory board<\/p>\n<p>Globex Mining Inc (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/TSE:GMX\/Globex-Mining-Enterprises-Inc.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TSX:GMX<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/TSE:GMX\/Globex-Mining-Enterprises-Inc.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTCQX:GLBXF<\/a>) welcomes Radisson Mining&#039;s acquisition of a 100% interest in Renforth Resources New Alger Gold Mine in Quebec<\/p>\n<p>FansUnite Entertainment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CNSX:FANS\/FansUnite-Entertainment-Inc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CSE:FANS<\/a>) (OTCPINK:FUNFF) completes acquisition of leading Canadian gamer Askott Entertainment<\/p>\n<p>Pacific Empire Minerals Corp (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CVE:PEMC\/Pacific-Empire-Minerals-Corporation\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CVE:PEMC<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CVE:PEMC\/Pacific-Empire-Minerals-Corporation\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTCQB:PEMSF<\/a>)  hails rock sampling results at Jean Marie project in British Columbia<\/p>\n<p>District Metals (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CVE:DMX\/District-Metals-Corp.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CVE:DMX<\/a>) (OTCMKTS:MKVNF) posts more historic drill assays from Tomtebo project, which underscore site&#039;s potential<\/p>\n<p>Q BioMed Inc (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/OTCMKTS:QBIO\/Q-BioMed-Inc.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTCQB:QBIO<\/a>)  launches program to bring metastatic bone pain drug Strontium89 to the EU and elsewhere<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CNSX:NC\/NetCents\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NetCents<\/a> Technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CNSX:NC\/NetCents\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CSE:NC<\/a>) (OTCQB:NTTCF) joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/NYSE:V\/Visa\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visa<\/a>&#039;s powerful fintech fast track program<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CVE:GRSL\/GR-Silver-Mining\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GR Silver Mining<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CVE:GRSL\/GR-Silver-Mining\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CVE:GRSL<\/a>) (OTCQB:GRSLF) unveils wide zones of near-surface silver and gold mineralization at Plomosas<\/p>\n<p>First Mining Gold ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/TSE:FF\/First-Mining-Gold-Corp.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TSE:FF<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/TSE:FF\/First-Mining-Gold-Corp.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTCQX:FFMGF<\/a>) says its earn-in partner at Pickle Crow has already completed required initial exploration spend<\/p>\n<p>Empower Clinics Inc  (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/CNSX:CBDT\/Empower-Clinics-Inc.\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CSE:CBDT<\/a>) (OTCQB:EPWCF) sees record patient visits and revenue per patient during July, boosted by coronavirus testing capabilities<\/p>\n<h3>US and Canada 4pm\/11am EST<\/h3>\n<p>Wall Street shares were mixed in early deals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added  311 points to stand at 28,192. The S&amp;P 500 gained over 14 points at 3,374. The tech heavy Nasdaq index lost around 24 points at 10,943. In Canada, the S&amp;P\/TSX index shed over ten points at 16,594.<\/p>\n<h3>3.25pm: FTSE 100 gives back some gains into late afternoon<\/h3>\n<p>Heading into the endgame of Tuesdays session, the FTSE 100 had given back some of its gains from earlier in the day but was still solidly in the green, rising 77 points to 6,128 shortly before 3.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting at the top of the blue-chip gainers in late afternoon was Ladbrokes owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:GVC\/GVC-Holdings\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GVC Holdings<\/a> PLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:GVC\/GVC-Holdings\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:GVC<\/a>), which was up 8.9% to 779.6p, followed by British Airways owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IAG\/International-Consolidated-Airlines-Group\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International Consolidated Airlines Group<\/a> SA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IAG\/International-Consolidated-Airlines-Group\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:IAG<\/a>) which climbed 7.6% to 217.1p.<\/p>\n<p>At the other end of the index in the fallers was precious metals miner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:FRES\/Fresnillo-Plc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fresnillo Plc<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:FRES\/Fresnillo-Plc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:FRES<\/a>), which sank 8% to 1,188p while fellow digger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:POLY\/Polymetal-International-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Polymetal International PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:POLY\/Polymetal-International-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:POLY<\/a>) fell 4.4% to 1,925p amid a sharp decline in prices of gold and silver on the commodities markets.<\/p>\n<h3>2.40pm: US markets open mixed<\/h3>\n<p>The US markets have opened on a mixed note on Tuesday morning, with the Nasdaq proving the weaker player among the main three indices.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.14% at 28,107 and the S&amp;P 500 was up 0.51% at 3,377. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq shed 0.6% to 10,900.<\/p>\n<p>US investors seem to have been lifted by comments that president Trump is considering a capital gains tax cut (although he has made similar overtures in the past), while vaccine hopes out of Russia may also have lifted some spirits.<\/p>\n<p>American traders also seemed to have shrugged off the latest PPI data, which showed that prices of factory goods have risen 0.6% in July, faster than expected and possibly a sign that inflationary pressures are building quicker than initially thought.<\/p>\n<p>Back in London, the market had pumped the brakes slightly, with the FTSE 100 up 102 points at 6,152 shortly after 2.30pm.<\/p>\n<h3>1.20pm: US indices to open higher<\/h3>\n<p>US indices are set to open higher, picking up the baton from European markets.<\/p>\n<p>If spread betting quotes are to be trusted, the Dow Jones is set to advance 269 points to 28,060, the S&amp;P 500 16 points to 3,377 and the NASDAQ Composite 36 points to 11,094.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWall Street is eyeing new record highs again this week, with futures up around 1% as President Trump ponders a capital gains tax cut. I&#039;m not entirely sure that&#039;s what the economy needs right now, or the public purse for that matter, but with Trump going into the election on the back foot as a result of the pandemic, rising record stock markets are one thing he has going for him,\u201d commented Craig Erlam, the senior market analyst at OANDA Europe.<\/p>\n<p>With global markets rising virtually across the board it has not been a good day to be holding gold. The yellow metal is trading US$53.40 (2.6%) lower at US$1,986.30 an ounce, which might explain why in London, precious metals miner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:FRES\/Fresnillo-Plc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fresnillo Plc<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:FRES\/Fresnillo-Plc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:FRES<\/a>) is one of the few blue-chips to lose ground \u2013 down 3.3% at 1,250.5p.<\/p>\n<p>The number of its fellow Footsie constituents in arrears is still in single-figures however, and although the top-shares index is off its best levels it remains 122 points (2.0%) to the good at 6,173.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nGold is taking a much needed correction. Now trading at $1,980. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vMLvZ0i0fQ\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vMLvZ0i0fQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Jan Nieuwenhuijs (@JanGold_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JanGold_\/status\/1293154381907603457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 11, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>12.45pm: Footsie above 6,200<\/h3>\n<p>Traders have been humming \u201cAint No Stopping Us Now\u201d all day, with the FTSE 100 crashing through the 6,200 barrier.<\/p>\n<p>British Airways owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IAG\/International-Consolidated-Airlines-Group\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International Consolidated Airlines Group<\/a> SA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IAG\/International-Consolidated-Airlines-Group\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:IAG<\/a>) is having its second good day in succession, up 7.9% at 217.6p, and it is leading the FTSE 100 152 points (2.5%) higher to 6,203.<\/p>\n<p>Banks are also going well as hopes of US congress agreeing on a fiscal stimulus package rise, with Asia-focused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:STAN\/Standard-Chartered-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Standard Chartered PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:STAN\/Standard-Chartered-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:STAN<\/a>), up 5.8% at 430.1p, the pick of the bunch.<\/p>\n<p>National <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:WSG\/Westminster-Group-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Westminster Group PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:NWG\/NatWest-Group\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:NWG<\/a>), the company formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland Group, was not far behind, up 4.6% at 119.35p.<\/p>\n<p>Away from the big caps, Versarien PLC (LON:VRS), the advanced engineering materials group, has been on a decent run recently after it jumped into the graphene-enhanced facemask market last month, and it added to recent gains today following the release of its full-year results.<\/p>\n<p>The shares climbed 8.4% to 45p despite the loss before tax expanding to \u00a34.7mln from \u00a32.8mln the year before, thanks largely to exceptional costs of \u00a31,6mln, which arose mainly through impairment of goodwill in AAC Cyroma Limited and Total Carbide Limited totalling \u00a3900,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nVersarien <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VERS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#VERS<\/a><br \/>Share Price 41.4p (pre-open)<\/p>\n<p>Always light relief to read about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VERS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#VERS<\/a> bright future. The ever increasing no. of prospects near fruition. Need to ignore cash burn and continuing adj FY large losses of \u00a34.7m + 0.7m.<\/p>\n<p>The game continues but is for amusement only! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3BPd39SQM0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/3BPd39SQM0<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Dearg Doom (@MyDeargDoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyDeargDoom\/status\/1293074542320123904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 11, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>11.15am: Momentum maintained<\/h3>\n<p>Unusually, the Footsie did not take its foot off the pedal after the first hour of trading although the last hour has since progress slow.<\/p>\n<p>The FTSE 100 was up 139 points (2.3%) at 6,190, just eight points below its intra-day high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IHG\/Intercontinental-Hotels\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Intercontinental Hotels<\/a> PLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IHC\/Inspiration-Healthcare\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:IHC<\/a>) was one of the better performing blue-chips after it said occupancy levels are recovering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLockdowns have hit hoteliers hard, but as IHG only owns 26 of its portfolio of nearly 6,000 hotels, its fared better [than] many. Despite the groups global occupancy dropping to 25% in the second quarter and revenue per room falling by half in the first half, the group remained profitable. While its offered support to franchisees over the crisis, not being on the hook for hotel running costs has gone a long way,\u201d said Emilie Stevens at Hargreaves Lansdown.<\/p>\n<p>The shares were up 6.0% at 4,240p.<\/p>\n<p>Among mid-caps, housebuilder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:BWY\/Bellway-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bellway PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:BWY\/Bellway-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:BWY<\/a>) was a rare faller, shedding 1.2% to 2,535p after it flagged up incremental costs due to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on construction activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a softer than expected update from Bellway. Completions since lockdown are behind expectations and peers performance and while build rates are improving slowly, Bellway is the lower end of build rates for peers. The slow ramp up to full production levels will have an impact on gross margins over the next few years,\u201d said David OBrien, the building analyst at Irish broker, Goodbody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther, there are several suspended land deals due to COVID which are still being assessed as to whether they are viable or not. Given Bellways relatively shorter land bank compared to peers this is a concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Bellway has demonstrated some positives including the order book strength and better than expected balance sheet position, overall the update is weaker than anticipated,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSarcastic email of the year goes to Bellway. They never fail.<br \/>Question: Please can I have information as to what is below the concrete in my garage. Kitchen. Living room please. I need to have an understanding around the insulation below concrete level.<br \/>There reply \u2026.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cwSFApBeJ1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/cwSFApBeJ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Kay Ashton MBE (@Kirstysstory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kirstysstory\/status\/1292854030608338946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 10, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>10.00am: Market shrugs off jobs numbers<\/h3>\n<p>Just five Footsie constituents were in the red as shares got off to a flying start on hopes a US fiscal stimulus package will be agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Londons index of leading shares was up 111 points (1.8%) at 6,161, with investors refusing to let the latest jobs data spoil the mood.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), early indicators for July 2020 suggest that the number of employees in the UK on payrolls is down around 730,000 compared with March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The UK claimant count \u2013 the number of people who signed up for unemployment benefits \u2013 rose by 94,400, which was well ahead of the 10,000 increase economists had predicted.<\/p>\n<p>The headline, three-month average, unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9% in June, below the consensus forecast of 4.2%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuddenly we are starting to see some of those who had been in the no mans land of furlough, start to appear in the statistics. This is a trend which is set to continue over the coming months as the government tapers its support from the job retention scheme,\u201d said City Indexs Fiona Cincotta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the government withdraws its support, these numbers will get worse. The BoE expects unemployment to reach 7.5%. So far this month we have heard big names across principally the hospitality sector and retail sector announce job losses. This will become more common as the 9 million furloughed either find themselves back in their place of work or in the dole queue,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Employee pay growth declined further in June following falls in April and May, the ONS reported. Growth has been affected by lower pay for furloughed employees since March and reduced bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Overnight, there was some welcome news for hard-hit retailers as the British Retail Consortiums survey indicated retail sales continued to recover in July.<\/p>\n<p>Sales were up 4.3% year on year, rising for the second month in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The news for retailers was less good from another survey, conducted by market intelligence firm Springboard, which indicated footfall in July was 40% lower than in July 2019, although this was an improvement on the previous month.<\/p>\n<h3>8.55am: Bigger gains than predicted<\/h3>\n<p>The FTSE 100 opened strongly on Tuesday amid hopes the US will bolster its coronavirus stimulus programme after a period of stalemate in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The index of UK blue-chips advanced 90 points to 6,141.01 at the start.<\/p>\n<p>Traders remained positive even in the face of some pretty grim employment news in the UK, which showed the number out of work has risen by almost three-quarters of a million since lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Providing a worrying early indication of the jobs tsunami to come in the autumn, the Office for National Statistics said a further 7.5mln are still temporarily away from offices and factories, presumably as a result of the government furlough scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA number of redundancies have been announced in July and August so far across a number of sectors, particularly in the retail sector,\u201d said Howard Archer, of the respected economic think-tank, the EY Item Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also notable that the July purchasing managers surveys reported sharper overall falls in employment across the services, manufacturing and construction sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the market, bottom fishers came in for a raft of bombed-out stocks, including bookmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:GVC\/GVC-Holdings\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GVC Holdings<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:GVC\/GVC-Holdings\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:GVC<\/a>), jet engine maker Rolls Royce (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:RR.\/Rolls-Royce-Holdings-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:RR.<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IHG\/Intercontinental-Hotels\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Intercontinental Hotels<\/a> Group (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IHG\/Intercontinental-Hotels\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:IHG<\/a>), which were up respectively 6.5%, 5% and 3.5%, the latter after its latest results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:HSBA\/HSBC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HSBC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:HSBA\/HSBC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:HSBA<\/a>) rose 1.7% after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/NYSE:MS\/Morgan-Stanley\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Stanley<\/a> upgraded its call on the banking stock to equal-weight. JP Morgan, meanwhile, moved its recommendation on Ferrexpo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:FXPO\/Ferrexpo-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:FXPO<\/a>) to neutral. The shares advanced 3.7%.<\/p>\n<p>Among the mid-caps, Elementis (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:ELM\/Elementis-plc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:ELM<\/a>) rose 9% after Jefferies went to buy from hold.<\/p>\n<p>On the retreat was gold digger Centamin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:CEY\/Centamin-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:CEY<\/a>), which fell 4.8% after the price of the yellow metal dropped below US$2,000 an ounce. Down 2.2% was fellow miner Hochschild (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:HOC\/Hochschild-Mining-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:HOC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3>Proactive news headlines:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:DELT\/Deltic-Energy-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deltic Energy PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:DELT\/Deltic-Energy-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:DELT<\/a>) has announced a material upgrade to gas estimates for the Selene prospect, part of its North Sea exploration portfolio alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:RDSA\/Royal-Dutch-Shell\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Dutch Shell<\/a> PLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:RDSB\/Royal-Dutch-Shell-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:RDSB<\/a>). Notably, the estimated chance of success has also been lifted significantly (improving by 79%) to now stand at 44% in the P50 case. The new resource estimate sees some 629bn cubic feet of in-place P50 gas resources, with a range set at 286bn in the P90 (the highest confidence) estimate and 1.02 trillion cubic feet in the P10 (most prospective) estimate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:EUZ\/Europa-Metals-Ltd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Europa Metals Ltd<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:EUZ\/Europa-Metals-Ltd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:EUZ<\/a>) has signed an agreement with concentrate marketing agent Conrad Partners, concerning product from the Toral lead, zinc and silver project in Castilla y Le\u00f3n, north-west Spain. Conrad Partners has agreed to work with the company to source commercial terms for the potential future supply and sale of concentrate products from Toral. The firm is a leading Hong Kong-based concentrate agent within the industrial metals space, with a track record of structuring agreements and managing concentrate sales for a series of pre-production and producing companies worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:HAT\/H%26amp%3BT-GROUP-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H&amp;T GROUP PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:HAT\/H&amp;T-GROUP-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:HAT<\/a>) has announced an interim dividend of 2.5p per share despite the challenges and impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The group&#039;s financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020, revealed a 26.5% reduction in pre-tax profit to \u00a35mln while operating profit was 32.9% lower at \u00a35.5mln, and diluted earnings per share dropped to 5p, down from 15p. The pawnbroking firm noted that its net pledge book increased by 4.6% to $5.6mln, while its personal loan book reduced 43% to \u00a310mln.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:SUS\/S-%26amp%3B-U-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S &amp; U PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:SUS\/S-&amp;-U-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:SUS<\/a>) said it has been encouraged by recent trading trends although the British consumer remains \u201cskittish and cautious\u201d as the coronavirus (COVID-10) pandemic continues to impact. The motor finance and property bridging specialist said although the coronavirus pandemic would undoubtedly have an impact on the groups full-year results, it remains profitable and continues to pay dividends. In the Advantage Finance car loan business, sales have recovered from around 40% of normal to nearly 80%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IHC\/Inspiration-Healthcare\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inspiration Healthcare<\/a> Group PLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:IHC\/Inspiration-Healthcare\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:IHC<\/a>) said it is confident it will achieve market expectations for the full year after a strong first half. Underlying revenues in the six months to the end of July 2020, were up by around 30% on the corresponding period of last year. The medtech company said it has a healthy order book that has been boosted by several unexpected opportunities as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, such as the award of contracts to supply ventilators and ancillary services to the National Health Service (NHS).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:POW\/Power-Metal-Resources\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power Metal Resources<\/a> PLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:POW\/Power-Metal-Resources\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:POW<\/a>) said that final preparations for drilling on the Molopo Farms Complex project, which is partially controlled by the company, are now underway. Power Metal holds an 18.26% stake in Kalahari Key, which operates Molopo Farms, and has elected to earn-in to a 40% direct interest in the project by spending US$500,000 on exploration, notably target drilling, in 2020. On completion of the earn-in Power Metal will have an effective economic interest of 50.96% in the MFC Project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:CGNR\/Conroy-Gold-and-Natural-Resources\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conroy Gold and Natural Resources<\/a> PLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:CGNR\/Conroy-Gold-and-Natural-Resources\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:CGNR<\/a>) is raising \u00a3800,000 through a placing and subscription of shares at 25p each. The net proceeds of the financing will be used to support activities concerning the companys proposed joint venture with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:AAZ\/Anglo-Asian-Mining-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anglo Asian Mining PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:AAZ\/Anglo-Asian-Mining-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:AAZ<\/a>), to advance the companys gold exploration activities in Finland, and for general working capital purposes. Each new share carries a warrant to subscribe for one additional share at 35p.<\/p>\n<p>i3 Energy PLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:I3E\/i3-Energy-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:I3E<\/a>) confirmed it has raised at least \u00a329mln, with a further \u00a31mln subject to regulatory approval, as it advances its proposed acquisition of assets owned by Gain Energy in Canada. It comes after the oil and gas company last week struck a deal to concurrently sell a package of the Gain assets to a third party, Harvard Energy, for C$45mln (US$33mln) which meant the net acquisition cost was reduced to C$35mln (US$26mln). In the share placing, some 568.4mln new shares are being issued at a price of 5p. The additional placing will see the issue of 12.65mln if approved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:NQMI\/NQ-Minerals-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NQ Minerals PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:NQMI\/NQ-Minerals-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AQSE:NQMI<\/a>) (OTCQB: NQMLF) (OTCQB:NQMIY), the base and precious metals producer from its Hellyer Gold Mine in Tasmania Australia, announced that it has raised \u00a3695,389 (gross) at 7p per share from a UK based institutional investor and a group of private investors for general working capital purposes and the company will issue 9,934,126 new ordinary shares under the equity issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:SAR\/Sareum-Holdings-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sareum Holdings PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:SAR\/Sareum-Holdings-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:SAR<\/a>) has said it is advancing initial discussions with potential licensees for its pre-clinical tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) \/ Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor immunotherapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The progress report was provided in the companys latest trading statement, which also provided updates on the two treatments that have commercial backing. Investors were told that investigational new drug-enabling work would be completed for at least one of its TYK2\/JAK1 candidates by the end of the calendar year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:BLU\/Blue-Star-Capital-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Star Capital PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:BLU\/Blue-Star-Capital-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:BLU<\/a>) noted that its portfolio firm, Dynasty eSports Pte Ltd, has raised around \u00a31.73mln, at a valuation of \u00a310mln, to further develop its eSports portal management platform. The investment firm said it has participated in the fundraiser, investing a further \u00a3225,000 to maintain its 13% holding in Dynasty, taking its total investment in the company to \u00a3428,000 and valuing its stake in the group at around \u00a31.3mln.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:PALM\/Panther-Metals-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Panther Metals PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:PALM\/Panther-Metals-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:PALM<\/a>) has identified 253 geophysical anomalies at its Big Bear project on the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt in Ontario, Canada, following a recently conducted airborne geophysical survey, with 39 designated for priority investigation. Meanwhile, ongoing sampling, geological mapping and prospecting has identified new hitherto unknown gold in soil anomalies coincident with favourable structural settings interpreted from the magnetic data.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:SO4\/Salt-Lake-Potash-Ltd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salt Lake Potash Ltd<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:SO4\/Salt-Lake-Potash-Ltd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ASX:SO4<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:SO4\/Salt-Lake-Potash-Ltd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:SO4<\/a>) has completed the $A71 million institutional component of its fully underwritten A$98.5 million equity raising at A$0.50 per new ordinary share. The underwritten equity raising comprises the institutional component of the accelerated pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer and the institutional placement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:ORR\/Oriole-Resources-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oriole Resources PLC<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/LON:ORR\/Oriole-Resources-PLC\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LON:ORR<\/a>) said it is considering its options over an agreement to sell the Hasan\u00e7elebi and Do\u011fala mining royalties in Turkey. The agreement required partner Bati<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/companies\/news\/926323\/ftse-100-closes-ahead-as-vaccine-hopes-boost-value-stocks-926323.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><br \/>\n[contf]<br \/>\n[contfnew]<br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webfiles.thecse.com\/PRO_LOGO_P_COLOUR.png?sYToe11NLbcXiyGkVa5syF9WB04cy98G\"\/><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Proactiveinvestors<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[contfnewc]<br \/>\n[contfnewc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTSE 100 index closes 1.72% higher<br \/>\nUS stocks up<br \/>\nMarket correction for gold<\/p>\n<p>5.30pm: FTSE closes up<br \/>\nF..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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