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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends lower despite post-budget rebound

Thu, 17th Nov 2022 17:01

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 made a stellar recovery in the final hours of trading after suffering early afternoon malaise in the wake of the Chancellor's autumn statement.

The large-cap index still ended in the red, however, with oil stocks weighing on the benchmark.

The pound similarly struggled to make headway after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out his fiscal plans, which contained a slew of tax rises, for corporates and consumers alike.

The pound was quoted at USD1.1779 late on Thursday afternoon in London, down from USD1.1883 late Wednesday.

The FTSE 100 index ended 4.65 points lower, 0.1%, at 7,346.54 on Thursday. The FTSE 250 inched up 9.91 points, 0.1%, at 19,122.31. The AIM All-Share ended down 4.95 points, 0.6%, at 834.93.

The Cboe UK 100 ended 0.2% lower at 734.43. The Cboe UK 250 also closed down 0.2% at 16,434.84, while the Cboe Small Companies fell 0.1% to 12,858.29.

Stocks on the continent closed mixed. The CAC 40 index in Paris ended down 0.5%, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt closed 0.2% higher.

Hunt delivered his autumn statement on Thursday, taking what he called a "balanced" approach that put roughly equal weight on tax rises and spending cuts as he set out to repair government finances while also trying to grow the economy over the longer term.

Hunt delivered the statement in an ever-darkening economic environment, with the Office for Budget Responsibility saying the British economy is already in recession.

However, Hunt argued that his plans will mean "the recession is shallower, and inflation is reduced". He said unemployment would also be lower, with "about 70,000 jobs protected as a result of our decisions today".

Hunt announced two fiscal rules guiding his policies. The first is that underlying debt must fall as a percentage of gross domestic product by the fifth year of a rolling five-year period. The second, that public sector borrowing, over the same period, must be below 3% of GDP.

In order to achieve these rules, Hunt announced GBP55 billion of financial consolidation, with just over half coming from spending cuts and half coming from tax rises.

"Markets are suspicious of rampant optimism when it comes to government finances, especially in such volatile political and economic conditions, so the new chancellor's steady, calculated approach will help keep global investors on side," AJ Bell analyst Laith Khalaf commented.

Measures announced by Hunt also included an increase in the windfall tax on oil and gas firms to 35% from 25%. Meanwhile, a 45% levy on electricity generators will help raise an estimated GBP14 billion next year.

Shares in BP and Shell fell 0.6% and 0.3%. Smaller oil and gas sector peers Harbour Energy and EnQuest fared worse, losing 5.9% and 7.7%.

Power generator Drax added 5.4%, despite also falling under Hunt's cross-hairs. The stock had been down some 3% earlier on Thursday, however.

SSE and British Gas Centrica also rose, adding 1.5% and 5.4%, despite also facing a hit from the generator levy.

"The shares initially dipped lower before recovering after it was announced that the energy price cap would rise to GBP3,000 from next April, up from the current GBP2,500," CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson commented.

There was relief across the banking sector, meanwhile. No windfall tax measures were announced for banks, despite chatter in the weeks leading up to the announcement that there would be.

The Financial Times in October reported Hunt was considering cancelling a planned cut to the banking surcharge. The surcharge is due to be cut to 3% next year from 8% currently.

That cut will go ahead, Hunt confirmed.

NatWest shares rose 2.5%, while Lloyds added 3.0%.

The euro traded at USD1.0326 late Thursday, down from USD1.0405 late Wednesday. Against the yen, the dollar was quoted at JPY140.61, up from JPY139.43 on Wednesday.

In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7%. The S&P 500 lost 1.1% and the Nasdaq Composite returned 1.0%.

US stocks struggled, while the dollar was supported after hawkish comments from a monetary policymaker.

St Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Thursday that "the policy rate is not yet in a zone that may be considered sufficiently restrictive".

He added in a speech that the rate would need to be raised further to hit a level that is restrictive enough.

The central bank has embarked on an aggressive campaign to ease demand and bring down surging inflation, raising the benchmark lending rate six times this year.

Gold was priced at USD1,758.92 an ounce late Thursday, down sharply from USD1,777.45 late Wednesday. Brent oil fetched USD90.02 a barrel, down from USD91.89.

Back in London, Burberry shares rose 2.0%. The luxury retailer reported a strong rise in interim profit and revenue and lifted its interim payout by 42%.

For the six months that ended on October 1, pretax profit rose by 31% to GBP251 million from GBP191 million in the six months to September 25 last year.

Revenue rose by 12% to GBP1.35 billion from GBP1.21 billion, with new product launches and seasonal collections performing "strongly".

Elsewhere in London, Ilika tumbled 32%. The solid-state battery technology company warned its loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for the six months to October 31 is expected at GBP4.5 million, widening from GBP2.7 million.

It also warned that revenue in financial 2024 and 2025 to be "materially lower than in previous forecasts".

Friday's economic calendar has UK retail sales figures at 0700 GMT.

The local corporate calendar has third-quarter results from Bank of Cyprus Holdings.

By Eric Cunha; ericcunha@alliancenews.com

Copyright 2022 Alliance News Limited. All Rights Reserved.

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