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FTSE / DOW YTD

Morning!

In the US on Friday, the Dow finished down 57.94 at 17,675.16 the Nasdaq down 44.58 at 4,800.34 and the S&P 500 down 6.77 to 2,071.22.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently up 396.35 points at 15,987.59 - the Hang Seng up 249.50 at 20,419.48.

WTI crude oil traded at $47.98 a barrel and Brent at $49.17.

Gold settled at $1,292.50 an ounce.

Trade well and prosper!

The Papers

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Opening Market Summary

BEST PERFORMERS TODAY - middle size cap - FTSE 155 points higher

ENQ 32.50p +3.75p 13.04%
EVR 118.70p +9.60p 8.80%
TCG 68.85p +5.20p 8.17%
RBS 239.40p +17.30p 7.79%
TW. 187.30p +11.30p 6.42%
PMO 71.50p +4.25 6.32%
TLW 258.75p +14.75 6.05%
LLOY 66.86p +3.86p 5.87%

Midday Market Summary

AFTERNOON NEWS AS THE SUN IS READY TO COME OUT

Today is the longest day of the year

Summer solstice 2016:
The first day of summer brings a 'strawberry moon' – but what is the significance of the year's longest day?

What is the summer solstice?

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year - the day in which we can enjoy approximately 17 hours of daylight.

It might seem like good news, but for those of us in the northern hemisphere this is the time when the sun's path stops moving northward in the sky and the days begin to slowly shorten.