8 The Sunday Times May 31, 2020 BUSINESS

Liam Kelly LETTERS

the news broke, he “liked” 49-year-old billionaire Send your letters, including and restaurants in Tel Aviv restaurants and bars, while translate into a divergence of Debenhams boss plays losing game dozens of posts on Twitter Brit and his wife, Xochi, full name and address, decided to open on the night other people, some older, will view when it comes to the from customers and staff decamped from San to: The Sunday Times, of May 19, despite a ban on give them a wide berth. threat of the coronavirus? As negotiating techniques go, Debenhams’ controversial expressing disbelief that he Francisco last year to Sir 1 London Bridge Street, gatherings in public spaces. A Now the NHS has capacity, Maybe, for those in the public belittling your counterpart is restructuring last year a was in the ejector seat — and Richard Branson’s Mosquito London SE1 9GF. Or email: customer at one bar, where perhaps it is time to let the sector, the individual and not normally advisable. Try “total loser”, before writing that Aston’s new billionaire Island, a short jet-ski ride [email protected] there were about 30 people, public make a judgment family risks loom larger telling that to Debenhams “born a loser, always a loser” chairman, Lawrence Stroll, away from Necker. Letters may be edited all keeping a reasonable about returning to the places because, unlike their private chairman Mark Gifford. in another note 10 days later. was pressing the button. When the pandemic distance from one another, they enjoy so much. sector counterparts, they Gifford, in post since Gifford, 55, who until 2015 While some of the struck, the Bebo founder said: “It’s fun to hang out . . . We have to balance the have a much smaller set of October, waded in to was finance chief at House of Twitterati were sorry to see had little else to do but Let restaurants reopen — We missed it.” health of the nation with the other risks to worry about. negotiate directly with the Fraser, later took aim at Palmer go, shareholders Zoom pub quizzes. Finding and let the people decide You could board a plane health of the economy. Tough Lockdown simply cannot chain’s landlords as it looks over the FTSE were not: Aston stock closed this unsatisfying, he went Businesses face a raft of today, possibly after having decisions lie ahead, and we be relaxed without some to reopen sites. Things got 250 landlord’s deal with Next the week up 55.5%. back to his roots and started regional, national and your temperature checked have to be alert, but now is risk-taking. Without a heated when property to re-let the beauty halls in coding. Three weeks on, he international contradictions and being given a facemask. the time for common sense widespread return to work, owners refused to agree five Debenhams stores. launched quizjockey.com, as they prepare to reopen, You could also jump on a bus, and pragmatism, too. the economy, and hence our onerous new rent terms. Gifford wrote: “They Bebo founder an interface with Zoom such as the World Health train or Tube relatively freely. Ted Schama, joint managing lifestyles, will be badly In a missive at the start of f&cked it up and have just video that allows for Organisation stipulating one- All this leaves me partner, Shelley Sandzer, damaged for years to come. the month, he called one of realised how expensive their Zooms to pub seamless quiz-mastering. metre social distancing while wondering what restrictions, London W1 Stuart Southall, East Horsley, the agents involved in the mistake is going to be.” In terms of places to endure “I haven’t got plans to our government sticks to two if any, are truly needed for UK Surrey unsuccessful attempt by Debenhams, in a “light- lockdown, Michael Birch’s make money from it,” Birch metres. For restaurants and hospitality to open up. Easing the lockdown is a landlords to block touch” administration, hung ranks high on the list. The says. “I don’t think I’ve ever bars, there is potentially a Temperature checks on risk we all have to bear Suggestion box paid off for on to two of the stores, and started with that motive.” whole different set of rules to customers before entry? Luke Johnson is clearly on to the taxman, and my son Hammerson boss David The last time he spun up tackle. The industry is in a Perhaps. Common sense? something when he I entirely agree with Matthew JUST SAYING . . . Atkins is on the way out. FUNNY BUSINESS a website like that, he ended huge muddle, not of its own Definitely. highlights the different risks Syed’s thinking in “Out of A source close to Gifford up selling it for $850m. making, as to what is legal Regardless of legislation, to which those in the public ideas? Here’s how to get It’s a horrible insists that “95% of the and acceptable. the younger generation will and private sectors are creative” (May 24), and have conversations with landlords Since the prime minister be super-keen to get back to exposed (“Bosses must speak seen brainwriting in action thing. EasyJet have been very polite”. Archie learns to allowed sitting in the sun and up — or accept lockdown during my working life. is built on One hopes they don’t unlimited exercise, we have socialism”, May 24). However, the article think these exchanges fall love lockdown seen operators make their TWITTER POLL As he observes, people in particularly reminded me of fantastic into that category. Some bosses are trying to own interpretations of the the public sector — including my youngest son. see the positives of rules. For example, bars with Yes No MPs — have little concern After his degree, he was people, and lockdown. Take Marks & large terraces adjoining parks about job or retirement unable to get a job in his this is going to Aston chief’s Spencer chairman Archie or beaches have opened on a security when salaries and chosen field and did a Norman, who has benefited takeaway basis. 60% 40% defined benefit pensions are number of temporary ones, have an impact Twitter facepalm from empty streets when In reality, many of their underwritten by the taxpayer. including at the local Inland Andy Palmer was caught on visiting his shops. customers are eating and In the private sector, we Revenue office. It had a the hop when reports “Actually, it’s been great. drinking outside them. are much more attuned to suggestion box and, although surfaced that he was about to You can get around the This is, in effect, an open risk, because of concerns my son had worked there for be ousted as ’s stores in a flash, Uber comes restaurant, and one can about business survival and only a couple of months, he boss last weekend. in about 30 seconds,” imagine the concerns of the job security. Furthermore, saw what to him was a better Palmer, 56, who pocketed Norman, 66, says in an local council. Where exactly most of us have only defined way of dealing with a matter. Chief executive Johan shares worth £62m at the Enterprise Nation webinar. does it sit within the contribution pension His suggestion was Lundgren unveiling plans doomed £4.3bn float of James “It has been incredible.” government restrictions? Is Nissan’s decision to close arrangements, so we are at adopted, altering some by the budget airline, Bond’s car-maker in 2018, It’s the little things. Overseas, there has been its Barcelona factory and the mercy of stock markets practice that had been used battered by the pandemic, consoled himself with the liam.kelly@ something of a rebellion stay open in Sunderland a and interest rates. for years. It earned a financial to lay off up to 4,500 staff kindness of strangers. When sunday-times.co.uk against Covid-19 restrictions. vote of confidence in Is it possible that the reward. The owners of several bars post-Brexit Britain? different risk exposures Peter Bayley, Leicester DATABANK INSIDE THE CITY SAM CHAMBERS THE WEEK IN THE MARKETS THE ECONOMY Consumer prices index current rate prev. month FTSE 100 DOLLAR 0.8% 1.5% Kamani, 55, struck gold Kardashians. There is no love FTSE 100 USD > GBP Boohoo with a test-and-repeat model lost between Mahmud and 8,000 CPI including housing current rate prev. month that floods Boohoo’s website his brother, Jalaludin, who $1.23 0.9% 1.5% with thousands of new sold most of his stake in U 0.01 has dried 7,000 12-month high: $1.33 Retail prices index current rate prev. month designs each week, Boohoo and started the rival low: $1.15 monitoring orders before I Saw It First. Boohoo is by a 1.5% 2.6% EURO getting in more of what sells. distance the largest company 6,076.60 6,000 Average weekly earnings on prev. month on last year its eyes — EUR > GBP With most manufacturing in listed on the lightly regulated 83.32 H:7,686.6 £540 0.7% 2.4% Britain, it can have new lines AIM market. 1.39% L:4,898.8 V U for now on the website in a few weeks. To extend Boohoo’s appeal 5,000 €1.11 Unemployment current rate prev. month FTSE 250 V 0.01 Industry executives have beyond teenagers and young 2019 2020 12-month high: €1.20 1.35m 3.9% 3.8% It’s been a wild week for been puzzling over how the women, Kamani bought the low: €1.06 Source: Re initiv Manufacturing output on the year on last month Mahmud Kamani. On business can achieve margins Karen Millen and Coast RISERS FALLERS YEN Tuesday, short-selling outfit of 8.7% without sourcing brands out of administration Aston Martin: 55.2p U 55.5% on : £11.46 V 8.8% on trading YEN > USD V 9.7% V 4.6% Shadowfall spooked the more from cheaper locations last year. With the Covid-19 sacking chief executive : update : 863p V 8.4% on Retail sales on the year on last month market by claiming that in the Far East. Operating crisis guaranteed to plunge 84.4p U 44.5% on reopening plans Tui: property market fears : 166.2p 436.1p U 44.5% on summer holiday V 7.5% on investors cashing out ¥107.85 V 22.6% V 18.1% Boohoo, the fast-fashion margins at Asos more than others into distress, Boohoo 17,042.96 hopes IWG: 295.8p U 36.9% on : 34p V 7.4% on market U 0.27 powerhouse Kamani halved to 1.3% last year. tapped shareholders for 644.10 H:22,108.3 fundraising GCP Student Living: 138.6p feeling Equiniti: 133.4p V 6.7% on 12-month high: ¥112.11 25.5% on regaining losses continuing woes low: ¥102.34 co-founded in 2006, would The Kamani family £200m this month to fund 3.93% L:12,829.7 U UK trade latest 3 mths prev. 3 mths latest 12 mths balance (£bn) have to pay up to £1bn to buy dominates Britain’s online more deals — which could OIL -4.8 +8.0 -8.6 out the remaining 34% in fast-fashion industry. Pretty include New Look’s brand. DOLLARS/BARREL DOW JONES FTSE EUROFIRST Gross domestic latest quarter prev. quarter annual change subsidiary Pretty Little Thing. Little Thing, which provided Boohoo’s success in selling HANG SENG product Kamani hit back decisively 46% of Boohoo’s sales last dresses for a fiver shows 25,383.11 22,961.47 1,362.93 $37.84 V 2% U 0% V 1.6% 2.71 on Thursday, announcing year, is run by Mahmud’s many young consumers are 917.95 H:29,551.4 31.33 H:30,081.6 35.22 H:1,690.8 U Budget deficit latest month prev. month year-to-date 3.75% L:18,591.9 0.14% L:21,696.1 2.65% L:1,096.5 12-month high: $71.95 (PSNB) in £bn that the stake had been newly minted son Umar, not preoccupied with low: $15.98 -62.1 -14.7 -62.1 bought for less than £270m, whose influencer lifestyle has sustainability, but as the NASDAQ SHANGHAI SENSEX GOLD potentially rising to £323.8m. taken him into the orbit of the effects of the climate crisis 9,489.87 2,852.35 32,424.10 DOLLARS/TROY OZ After slumping midweek, become more immediate that 165.28 H:9,817.2 38.58 H:3,115.6 1,751.51 H:41,952.6 Boohoo’s shares closed at an Boohoo will change at some point. 1.77% L:6,860.7 1.37% L:2,660.2 5.71% L:25,981.2 $1,731.55 10-YEAR BOND YIELDS % all-time high of 387p, valuing After such a good run, it V 4.77 the company at £4.7bn — was perhaps understandable S&P 500 CAC 40 ALL ORDS 12-month high: $1,744.07 variation 12 months 400p low: $1,268.45 about 2½ times the size of that Kamani cashed in 3,044.31 4,695.44 5,872.20 high low 300 Marks & Spencer. 35 million shares for almost 88.86 H:3,386.2 250.88 H:6,111.2 263.40 H:7,255.2 BITCOIN UK 0.19 U 0.01 1.22 0.16 Since its listing six years 200 £100m in December. 3.01% L:2,237.4 5.64% L:3,754.8 4.70% L:4,564.1 DOLLARS US 0.66 W 0.00 2.55 0.50 ago, Boohoo’s rise has been 100 With Boohoo’s stock NIKKEI DAX S&P TSX underpinned by rapid sales trading at a whopping 61 $9,567.61 21,877.89 11,586.85 15,192.83 JAPAN 0.004 W 0.00 0.10 -0.29 growth at industry-leading 0 times this year’s estimated U 362.61 1,489.73 H:24,116.0 512.98 H:13,789.0 279.19 H:17,970.5 12-month high: $13,796.49 profit margins. Last year, 2014 2020 earnings, investors should low: $3,615.27 7.31% L:16,358.2 4.63% L:8,441.7 1.87% L:11,172.7 Price at 4pm Saturday GERMANY -0.44 U 0.05 0.02 -0.84 sales soared 44% to £1.2bn. Source: Re initiv show similar caution. Hold.

TOP 200 COMPANIES

Market cap ranking Price Change 52-week Mkt Cap Market cap ranking Price Change 52-week Mkt Cap Market cap ranking Price Change 52-week Mkt Cap Market cap ranking Price Change 52-week Mkt Cap Yield P/E Yield P/E Yield P/E Yield P/E V on week high low (£m) V on week high low (£m) V on week high low (£m) V on week high low (£m) 46 3i Group 825.0 +11.8 1189.0 529.8 4.8 - 8027.3 103 Direct Line Insurance 264.6 +1.6 348.0 227.3 8.0 9.1 3610.6 88 Land Securities 605.8 +61.6 1001.5 514.6 7.6 - 4491.9 47 Schroders 2955.0 +129.0 3443.0 2098.0 3.9 16.8 7901.6 131 277.5 –6.5 317.8 185.0 3.7 - 2473.7 172 Domino’s Pizza 359.6 +2.6 360.4 221.2 2.6 42.8 1662.2 34 Legal & General 198.5 +9.6 318.4 138.6 8.4 6.5 11841.6 48 Schroders N/V 2165.0 +5.0 2635.0 1478.0 5.3 12.3 7901.6 58 Admiral 2333.0 +47.0 2508.0 1887.0 3.9 15.8 6859.9 142 Dunelm 1066.0 +118.0 1404.0 659.5 2.6 19.2 2156.1 21 Lloyds Banking Group 29.9 +1.8 67.2 27.7 10.9 8.8 21044.5 38 Scottish Mortgage 728.0 –2.0 753.7 449.5 0.5 - 10658.2 130 755.0 +10.0 880.0 536.0 1.8 - 2482.2 122 EasyJet 680.0 +122.6 1552.0 475.0 8.6 7.7 2699.6 15 8030.0 –402.0 8542.0 5252.0 0.8 68.0 28221.2 40 Segro 839.6 +9.2 935.0 659.4 2.3 10.6 9301.6 18 Anglo American 1700.6 +131.0 2266.0 1091.8 5.0 8.2 23180.2 117 635.5 +26.0 729.8 449.6 2.3 19.4 2836.3 145 Man 142.4 +3.5 175.1 96.4 5.3 10.2 2105.9 177 126.8 –1.1 167.7 102.5 - 30.1 1563.9 45 Antofagasta 876.4 +54.2 984.0 612.0 4.1 22.8 8640.0 93 Evraz 282.4 +19.5 709.4 203.4 29.5 3.3 4100.2 157 Marks & Spencer 97.8 +3.2 230.4 85.0 13.9 21.3 1906.4 71 Severn Trent 2441.0 +70.0 2696.0 1955.0 3.8 19.5 5808.5 113 Ashmore 428.6 +38.6 570.0 307.2 3.9 17.1 3054.8 17 Experian 2813.0 +137.0 2898.0 1882.0 1.4 43.4 25550.4 198 Marshalls 650.0 +49.5 876.0 519.5 2.0 22.3 1300.3 153 Signature Aviation 233.0 +19.8 327.5 65.1 5.8 77.2 1931.2 37 Ashtead 2393.0 +78.0 2774.0 1300.0 1.7 13.6 10752.0 102 F&C Investment Trust 667.0 +4.0 789.0 463.0 1.7 - 3616.8 149 270.8 +9.0 415.3 238.2 2.9 15.8 1996.4 85 Smith (DS) 339.1 +12.8 394.8 254.7 4.8 15.3 4653.9 114 Asos 2996.0 +176.0 3670.0 1050.0 - 56.2 2988.9 30 Ferguson 6366.0 +154.0 7602.0 4086.0 2.5 19.5 14305.6 141 277.0 +15.0 697.4 217.0 6.1 9.8 2162.6 29 Smith & Nephew 1642.0 –18.5 1990.0 1152.5 1.7 31.8 14363.3 28 Associated British Foods 1821.0 +141.5 2708.0 1607.5 2.5 20.4 14416.4 134 FeverTree Drinks 2054.0 +239.5 2668.0 892.2 0.7 37.5 2385.3 73 Melrose 115.2 +22.0 248.5 74.4 4.1 127.9 5594.3 76 Smiths 1306.5 +42.5 1769.5 814.6 3.4 37.2 5176.4 146 Assura 79.0 +1.5 84.0 62.9 3.5 23.2 2101.4 164 Finsbury Growth & Income 830.0 +20.0 966.0 595.0 2.1 - 1791.6 179 Mercantile Investment Trust 191.0 +9.6 279.1 116.7 3.2 - 1511.8 188 Smith WH 1063.0 +100.5 2654.0 700.5 5.2 10.9 1391.1 2 Astra Zeneca 8580.0 –416.0 9004.0 5833.0 2.5 110.3 112590.4 27 Flutter Entertainment 10280.0 –220.0 10625.0 5419.9 2.0 56.4 15021.0 101 M&G 140.0 +16.5 251.4 93.7 - 3.4 3639.1 66 Smurfit Kappa 2638.0 –14.0 3010.0 1944.0 3.2 15.6 6293.4 74 Auto Trader 558.2 +37.2 607.6 364.7 1.2 25.1 5386.2 176 Frasers 306.6 +40.6 518.0 182.6 - 12.3 1592.3 191 International 406.7 –13.0 2160.0 311.6 24.6 - 1361.0 138 Softcat 1146.0 –111.0 1260.0 898.0 1.3 30.8 2276.8 62 Aveva 4088.0 +91.0 5315.0 2846.0 1.0 114.7 6602.6 72 Fresnillo 786.2 –7.8 921.2 527.0 2.8 38.6 5793.5 54 Mondi 1508.0 +102.0 1846.0 1183.0 4.6 10.6 7322.1 115 2564.0 –29.0 3005.0 2132.0 2.4 12.7 2975.3 39 Aviva 247.7 +11.6 438.4 211.0 12.2 3.9 9728.8 192 Future 1380.0 +164.0 1572.0 600.0 0.0 148.4 1352.6 162 Moneysupermarket 342.6 +9.0 417.7 227.2 3.2 19.6 1838.6 56 Spirax-Sarco 9870.0 +138.0 9988.0 7330.0 1.0 43.8 7277.8 151 382.8 –11.2 646.6 323.5 7.8 9.7 1935.4 186 G4S 90.0 +3.0 221.5 69.9 10.8 36.0 1396.4 89 Morrison Supermarkets 186.7 +4.9 209.4 164.2 3.5 14.5 4490.2 178 Communications 248.5 –6.5 266.0 147.4 1.4 26.1 1520.2 25 BAE Systems 496.2 +2.5 669.0 438.9 4.6 10.8 15952.6 123 7960.0+1230.0 7960.0 3590.0 2.0 39.6 2600.9 200 Murray International 979.0 +22.0 1299.5 658.0 5.7 - 1266.9 33 SSE 1241.5 +58.0 1686.5 1049.0 7.8 7.4 12904.1 169 250.6 +7.2 293.4 189.6 2.1 13.3 1729.1 139 Genus 3488.0 +96.0 3672.0 2506.0 0.8 293.1 2270.4 194 216.8 +14.0 476.0 90.4 7.1 7.9 1331.3 182 SSP 279.0 +32.8 721.0 150.8 4.1 10.1 1489.5 35 Standard Chartered 368.4 –13.6 738.6 368.4 4.5 8.6 11627.4 23 Barclays 115.2 +12.1 192.5 80.2 6.1 10.7 19979.9 4 Glaxo Smith Kline 1671.8 +8.6 1846.0 1374.6 4.8 18.3 83875.6 14 National Grid 926.0 +45.4 1067.4 778.0 5.1 21.7 32500.9 80 Barratt Developments 497.0 +2.0 878.4 364.7 5.9 6.8 5060.9 24 Glencore 149.8 +1.7 280.2 112.5 10.0 - 19962.5 81 St James’s Place Capital 918.8 +84.8 1199.5 660.0 5.2 33.4 4930.4 63 Next 4864.0 +281.0 7340.0 3390.0 3.4 10.4 6466.6 136 Beazley 384.2 +13.2 628.0 323.4 3.0 11.6 2337.8 181 Units 625.0 +11.0 990.0 371.0 3.0 10.4 1491.4 70 Standard Life Aberdeen 258.3 +25.7 336.9 174.0 8.4 29.4 5890.9 26 Ocado 2191.0 +108.0 2191.0 1064.0 - - 15640.9 110 2570.0 +117.0 4310.0 1879.0 5.8 6.1 3169.8 152 Grainger 287.0 +25.4 338.0 207.4 1.8 14.5 1933.4 193 316.6 +13.0 365.6 193.0 4.0 14.8 1345.1 105 Pearson 463.4 +8.1 927.0 423.5 4.1 13.6 3486.6 77 Berkeley 4095.0 +134.0 5474.0 3131.0 0.7 10.2 5147.7 160 1848.0 +136.0 2476.0 1300.0 2.0 21.7 1869.4 112 Tate & Lyle 673.4 +36.8 801.4 530.2 4.4 13.7 3154.3 82 Pennon 1140.0 +27.0 1202.5 697.8 3.6 20.6 4799.7 5 BHP 1581.2 +31.2 2049.0 939.8 4.3 11.3 79962.4 173 651.0 +24.2 966.0 550.0 1.9 28.8 1652.7 84 Taylor Wimpey 143.6 +2.7 236.2 101.5 5.3 7.0 4715.7 55 Persimmon 2293.0 +129.0 3298.0 1534.5 10.2 8.6 7313.1 166 1000.0 +57.0 1240.0 697.5 3.3 10.3 1755.2 86 GVC Holdings 792.8 +3.8 939.0 323.7 4.2 - 4620.0 19 Tesco 228.3 +1.0 258.9 211.2 2.5 17.0 22358.6 90 Phoenix 616.2 +27.0 803.0 467.5 7.6 71.7 4446.0 98 B&M European 389.7 +30.5 420.9 266.5 2.0 29.8 3899.3 43 Halma 2330.0 +87.0 2330.0 1667.0 0.7 49.0 8845.7 121 1095.5 +44.5 1720.0 650.0 4.3 22.6 2762.2 183 1326.5 –2.5 1375.0 522.0 5.1 13.0 1409.1 83 Boohoo 387.1 +27.8 387.1 157.5 - 89.8 4748.3 44 Hargreaves Lansdown 1833.5 +108.5 2276.0 1158.0 1.8 33.2 8696.6 135 Tritax Big Box Reit 138.8 +5.8 159.7 85.9 4.9 16.6 2369.3 124 Polar Capital Technology Trust 1908.0 –28.0 1984.0 1041.5 - - 2590.4 9 BP 305.8 –4.2 557.9 233.7 10.8 - 61943.4 158 Hays 112.7 +5.7 183.5 92.0 3.5 11.6 1890.8 127 Tui 436.1 +134.3 1081.5 254.0 14.0 7.1 2568.3 49 Polymetal International 1627.0 –73.0 1737.0 821.4 2.3 21.4 7676.0 7 British American Tobacco 3189.5 +47.0 3507.0 2382.0 6.4 12.8 73173.6 109 HICL Infrastructure 172.4 +7.4 183.0 133.8 5.5 - 3212.9 161 UDG Healthcare 733.0 +33.0 832.5 464.0 1.8 39.4 1838.6 159 Primary Health Properties 154.0 –2.0 165.6 126.2 3.6 - 1875.2 99 British Land 407.3 +59.3 638.8 313.8 7.7 - 3774.4 68 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2571.0 +9.0 2575.0 1580.0 1.3 17.0 6235.8 184 1975.0 +18.0 2292.0 1515.0 2.6 18.8 1401.9 16 Prudential 1047.0 +36.0 1506.0 710.8 4.6 18.5 27314.7 156 718.5 +23.0 1068.0 601.0 4.0 23.7 1917.0 128 740.4 +24.0 1777.0 666.4 4.3 58.0 2564.0 1 Unilever 4332.0 +217.0 5324.0 3726.0 3.2 23.9 113360.9 170 QinetiQ 295.0 –5.6 387.8 249.4 2.2 13.4 1673.2 36 BT 116.2 +0.4 209.5 101.4 13.2 5.3 11488.1 91 1297.0 +48.0 1340.0 768.0 1.6 39.7 4340.5 111 Unite Group 868.5 +148.0 1339.0 634.5 3.4 - 3158.1 65 Bunzl 1886.5 +71.5 2183.0 1277.0 2.7 18.0 6353.7 104 Howden Joinery 589.6 +56.2 732.6 400.0 2.0 16.9 3520.4 133 129.5 +5.3 174.7 97.6 3.9 - 2427.6 67 United Utilities 917.6 +35.4 1061.0 759.0 4.4 17.2 6257.0 69 Burberry 1495.5 +75.5 2345.0 1085.0 2.8 17.3 6052.4 6 HSBC 370.1 –8.9 672.5 370.1 10.4 16.3 75371.5 11 Reckitt Benck 7224.0 +92.0 7224.0 5150.0 2.4 - 51296.7 165 2038.0 +32.0 2540.0 1786.0 2.9 19.1 1764.5 187 Capital & Counties Properties 163.5 +17.0 270.5 135.5 0.9 - 1391.2 118 IG Group 765.0 –30.0 799.5 530.6 5.7 18.9 2826.2 174 Redrow 468.6 +7.2 848.0 313.2 6.6 5.3 1650.4 199 Virgin Money UK 89.1 +10.6 216.6 54.2 3.5 - 1281.8 51 Carnival 1057.5 +75.9 4058.0 605.0 14.9 5.0 7513.9 132 IMI 900.0 +33.0 1206.0 674.8 4.5 15.9 2449.9 12 RELX PLC 1873.5 –9.0 2099.0 1482.5 2.3 24.4 36182.8 171 Vistry 764.5 +12.5 1347.5 700.0 7.7 7.5 1664.7 155 Centamin 166.2 –13.4 185.9 84.6 2.6 46.0 1921.2 31 Imperial Brands 1466.5 –45.5 2213.0 1276.4 13.2 13.9 13879.1 144 Renewables Inf 122.0 –1.0 139.2 95.8 5.9 - 2119.7 13 Vodafone 133.0 +3.0 165.2 98.0 6.0 - 35613.8 143 36.5 +1.2 95.9 30.2 27.1 - 2131.9 150 Inchcape 500.5 +43.1 720.0 420.0 5.3 6.4 1968.3 120 Renishaw 3850.0 –154.0 4310.0 2276.0 1.6 58.9 2802.4 129 Weir 966.0 +14.8 1596.5 666.2 4.9 - 2507.9 175 Close Brothers 1078.0 +28.0 1663.0 926.5 6.1 8.4 1631.3 59 Informa 454.4 +20.7 892.0 363.7 4.8 18.9 6825.6 41 Rentokil Itl 496.8 –0.2 525.4 340.1 0.9 32.6 9212.3 190 Wetherspoon JD 1137.0 +123.0 1734.0 559.5 1.1 16.2 1368.7 53 Coca Cola HBC 2038.0 +164.0 3074.0 1494.0 2.4 18.1 7419.6 57 Intercontinental Hotels 3871.0 +224.0 5738.0 2385.5 2.3 24.5 7070.6 78 Rightmove 586.4 +55.4 701.2 400.1 1.2 30.1 5119.9 79 Whitbread 2528.0 –70.0 4426.2 1808.4 4.0 10.6 5102.3 20 Compass 1184.0 +34.5 2138.0 1002.0 3.2 16.9 21120.8 100 Intermediate Capital 1270.0 +135.0 1877.0 559.5 3.5 18.0 3688.7 10 Rio Tinto 4313.0 +50.5 4976.5 2968.0 5.8 11.7 53769.8 180 175.0 +6.2 235.5 130.0 2.9 - 1504.0 163 1604.0 –15.0 1920.0 935.0 2.0 18.0 1830.8 42 Intertek 5506.0 +328.0 6170.0 4164.0 1.8 28.6 8886.3 119 RIT Capital Partners 1798.0 –34.0 2185.0 1252.0 - - 2820.1 106 3280.0 +282.0 4496.0 2006.0 - 10.1 3372.0 97 Convatec 202.8 –7.2 220.4 139.0 2.1 542.2 4057.0 87 International Airlines Group 228.5 +37.7 671.0 168.2 11.5 3.2 4537.8 75 Rolls-Royce 271.6 –9.0 923.8 247.0 4.3 - 5244.6 196 Wood 192.2 +3.3 553.6 135.4 13.8 24.3 1316.8 197 290.8 +19.2 540.5 269.0 4.3 7.8 1308.6 125 International Public Partnerships 160.6 +0.6 171.2 128.2 4.4 17.5 2586.9 137 265.8 +10.2 341.2 191.3 2.3 24.6 2319.6 195 Workspace 731.5 +57.5 1307.0 560.0 4.5 9.9 1322.2 154 Cranswick 3688.0 +62.0 4000.0 2488.0 1.5 26.0 1928.2 108 ITV 80.3 +3.6 156.5 54.4 10.0 6.8 3231.6 32 Royal Bank Of Scotland 110.3 +6.2 261.0 101.8 5.0 4.3 13345.6 52 WPP 611.6 +15.6 1077.5 483.7 9.8 11.0 7494.1 22 CRH 2621.0 +169.0 3100.0 1574.0 2.3 15.4 20570.1 126 IWG 295.8 +79.8 469.0 114.0 2.2 34.4 2578.6 3 Royal Dutch Shell A 1259.2 –33.4 2612.0 970.8 11.2 8.6 98311.1 148 Worldwide Healthcare Trust 3560.0 –25.0 3950.0 2159.5 0.8 - 2011.3 60 Croda 5190.0 +66.0 5375.0 4070.0 1.7 30.1 6689.3 64 JD Sports 658.4 +93.6 881.4 293.2 0.3 24.8 6407.8 Royal Dutch Shell B 1226.0 –15.4 2622.0 916.8 11.5 8.3 61 DCC 6732.0 +38.0 7496.0 3878.0 2.1 27.8 6624.4 168 John Laing 352.6 +3.0 400.8 290.0 1.5 17.5 1739.2 167 Royal Mail 174.6 –1.8 250.5 124.3 14.3 5.4 1746.0 Price/earnings ratios are based on historic data, with yield and p/e values 116 2782.0 –58.0 3068.0 2168.0 1.1 100.1 2862.0 95 Johnson Matthey 2113.0 +84.0 3404.0 1683.5 4.1 10.6 4089.4 96 RSA Insurance 394.3 +19.1 597.0 326.9 5.4 12.1 4079.1 calculated from the most recent reported dividends and earnings per share, 107 2940.0 +146.0 4282.0 2690.0 2.3 11.6 3291.2 140 Kaz Minerals 473.7 +27.3 615.2 269.1 1.6 5.4 2237.9 185 666.0 +10.0 867.0 501.5 2.5 10.6 1401.5 using trailing 12-month figures. 52-week highs and lows are end of day. 8 Diageo 2790.5 –43.5 3625.5 2200.0 2.5 21.8 65220.7 94 Kingfisher 194.2 +18.6 228.0 124.1 5.6 22.3 4097.9 50 Sage 691.0 +11.2 820.4 534.8 2.4 28.5 7535.9 nc = no change Data provided by Morningstar.Any enquiries please contact: 147 Diploma 1830.0 +80.0 2134.0 1296.0 1.4 33.5 2072.3 189 679.5 +20.5 807.0 528.0 1.6 15.5 1379.0 92 Sainsbury, J 194.0 +10.9 235.8 174.9 5.7 114.1 4304.3 [email protected]