Thursday, April 5, 2018

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Daily update April 5, 2018
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LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 managed a small gain on Wednesday despite global trade worries denting appetite for risky assets, as investors piled into defensive sectors which make up a large part of the UK index. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed 0.1 percent higher, while mid-caps fell ...
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The blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE closed 0.1 percent higher, while mid-caps .FTMC fell 0.7 percent. The FTSE recovered from sharp losses at the open, when it slid along with other European indexes after China announced additional tariffs on $50 billion of U.S. goods. Worries over global trade have ...
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London's FTSE 100 was up 81 points or 1.15% after Thursday's early deals, changing hands at 7,114. As expected, traders made the most the newfound positive sentiments in the wake of Wall Street's dramatic recovery – driven, in part, by comments for senior US economists suggesting that public ...
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On the FTSE 100, miners were worst hit by the trade fears. Anglo American (AAL) fell 3% to £15.90, Rio Tinto (RIO) dropped 2.6% to £35.37 and BHP Billiton (BLT) was down 2.7% at £13.71. 'Defensives' led the charge, with tobacco stocks Imperial Brands (IMB) and British American Tobacco (BATS) ...
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In opening transactions London's FTSE 100 remained on the back foot, losing 10 points or 0.14% to trade at 7,023. Despite Tuesday's equity rally on Wall Street, Donald Trump's trade standoff with China continues to be something of a distraction for traders. "There isn't much to draw investors' attentions ...
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China issued a list of 106 U.S. products that will be subject to additional tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled plans to slap tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods. The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 29 points or 0.42 percent at 7,000 in late opening deals after closing 0.4 percent lower on ...
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FTSE 100 closed in the black but only just, having spent most of the day in the red. Traders are jittery to say the least about the intensifying trade dispute between the US and China. The blue-chip benchmark closed up around three points at 7,034, with the big cap miners lagging. The FTSE 250 was ...
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The FTSE 100 failed to break lower yesterday, with the key 6955 level remaining untouched, despite selling throughout the morning. The wider downtrend in place over the past month points towards the potential for another move lower, with the 76.4% Fibonacci of particular interest. A break above 7256 ...
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LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open sharply higher on Thursday, as stocks in the US on Wednesday overcame initial losses to end the session firmly in the green. Focus in the UK on Thursday is on the Purchasing Managers' Index reading for March, due at 0930 BST. The figure ...
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With the intense competitive pressures washing over the British grocery sector only likely to worsen, in my opinion J Sainsbury (LSE: SBRY) is a suitable selection only for those with an extremely high risk-tolerance. Latest data from industry researcher Kantar Worldpanel underlined the scale of the battle ...
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I think that the FTSE 100 is trying to form a large bottoming pattern, and a break above the 7100 level should project for a move to the 7250 level, perhaps even the 7350 level after that. I believe at this point, it's probably better to buy short-term pullbacks as we should see plenty of opportunities.
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The sharp divergence in fortunes of Britain's blue-chip shares has been laid bare by figures that show the winner almost doubling and the loser more than halving in value. NMC Health has been the best performing FTSE 100 share over the past tax year, according to research by Interactive Investor.
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London's blue chip index avoided the sea of red that hit European peers, having been buoyed in part by Morrisons shares as investors cheered a rise in sales. The FTSE 100 ended the day nearly flat, up just 3.55 points at 7,034.01 points, while the French Cac 40 and German Dax ended the day down ...
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April 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 98 points higher at 7,132 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * FAROE/DNO: Norwegian oil firm DNO, which early on Wednesday bought a 15.4 percent stake in Faroe Petroleum, said after market close that it aims to further raise ...
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The FTSE 100 has fallen below 7,000 as fears over a global trade war lingered following the latest sparring from the US and China over tariffs. The US yesterday revealed plans for a 25% tariff on 1,333 Chinese products, met swiftly with retaliation from China, which announced 25% tariffs on 106 US ...
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Shares in ad giant WPP (LON:WPP) meanwhile have given up 1.92 percent to stand at 1,096.00p after the company announced that it had appointed an independent counsel to look into allegations of 'personal misconduct' by its chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell. The FTSE 100 was 0.61 percent down at ...
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The FTSE 100 extended losses, in line with a broader slide among European indexes, after China announced additional tariffs on $50 billion of U.S. goods. Worries over global trade have weighed on stocks over the past month, with the Trump administration set to unveil a list of Chinese advanced ...
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The FTSE 100 opened almost unchanged on Wednesday, down 0.1% at 7,026,95, despite the three US indices closing higher Tuesday as US tech stocks recovered from losses on Monday. European markets are set to move higher this morning ahead of the release of EU unemployment data. The Dow ...
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Update: Defensive stocks have led a FTSE 100 fightback, helping the index erase the day's losses despite US markets lurching lower at the open. The FTSE 100 regained poise to trade at 7,024, just four points lower on the day and up from a low of 6,973 earlier in the session. That bucked a fall in US ...
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CNBC reports that the FTSE 100 is seen opening 100 points higher at 7,127, according to IG. The blue-chip index looks set to take cues from the US where shares erased earlier losses last night as the US signalled willingness to negotiate a resolution with China to avert a trade war. The news has also ...
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Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser Group(LSE: RB) is the FTSE 100's second greatest millennium star, returning a total of 922% so far. Air Wick, Dettol, Durex, Finish, Harpic, Nurofen, Vanish are just some of the reasons why. Performance has disappointed lately, with growth trailing rival Unilever.
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A nice start to April with the Dax, FTSE 100 and S&P shorts all making decent points as the markets rallied, then dropped, then rallied again. Crucially the bulls kept the FTSE 100 above the 7000 level yesterday, and the US bulls managed a brief move above 24000 on the Dow. The S&P has remained ...
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At 0810 GMT, the blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 1.3 percent. The mid-caps index rose 0.9 percent. In that segment, shares in Sophos skyrocketed 19 percent after the cybersecurity firm said billings growth for the year would be towards the top end of guidance. Electrocomponents briefly topped the Stoxx ...
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The company's growth strategy could gain momentum in the coming months and this could mean it is able to demand a higher valuation and outperform the FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX). On the valuation front, Lloyds seems to offer a large margin of safety. The company has a PE of around 9, which is ...
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Renishaw's rapid growth puts it on path for FTSE 100, Goldman Sachs says ... manufacturer Renishaw is going to be the fastest growing company in European capital goods sector over the next three years and catapult itself into the FTSE 100, said Goldman Sachs as it initiated coverage on Wednesday.
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(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.3% to 7,008.64 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, as the tit-for-tat trade spat between the US and China intensified. Morrisons was the standout gainer as the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel showed it continued to outperform rival 'big four' ...
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Royal Dutch Shell(LSE: RDSB) shares have not escaped the recent FTSE 100 sell-off. After a strong finish to 2017 and a positive start to January in which Shell's share price rallied from around 2,400p to a 52-week high of over 2,600p, the stock has since fallen back to the 2,260p level today. That share ...
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The FTSE 100 staged a modest bounce back on Wednesday, erasing some losses from early in the day to end the day relatively flat, after having slipped to 6,973 earlier in the trading session. The index bucked the trend that the US markets were showing, which was a clearly downward one - after China ...
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Tesla (TSLA) led the early declines among Nasdaq 100 stocks. Boeing and Deere (DE) saw ... Nasdaq 100 futures were down 2%. S&P 500 futures ... Europe's markets sold down hard, with Frankfurt's DAX down 1.5%, the CAC-40 in Paris off 1% and London's FTSE 100 0.6% in the red near midday.
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The Chinese government issued a $50 billion list of more than 100 U.S. goods including soybeans, the largest U.S. export to China, and aircraft targeted for a possible 25 percent tariff hike. The duties could drive up costs for companies that make airplanes and machinery as well as airlines, and ...
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According to opening calls from London Capital, the FTSE 100 and the Xetra Dax 30 will both rise 1.4 per cent. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 also rose 0.7 per cent to its highest in a week with financials up 2 per cent, while the materials sector fell 0.4 per cent as miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton fell 1.3 ...
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Those moves helped drag down the broader Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.77% by 0.8% to 366.02, led by losses for the technology and basic materials groups. On Tuesday, the index fell 0.5%. Also, Spain's IBEX 35 IBEX, -0.80% gave up 0.8% to 9,468.50, and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UKX, ...
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Dozens of Britain's biggest employers were scrambling to beat tonight's midnight deadline for revealing their gender pay gaps as it emerged major City banks are among the worst offenders. Almost a quarter of the companies on the FTSE-100 list of Britain's blue chip businesses had still not submitted ...
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In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 fell 0.4% to close at 11,957.90, and in Paris, the CAC 40 indexdropped 0.2% to 5,141.80. Bucking the negative trend somewhat, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-slides-again-as-china-retaliates-against-us-tariffs-2018-04-04) edged up less ...
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Britain's FTSE 100 lost 0.4 percent to 7,001.65. Wall Street was poised for a big sell-off, with Dow futures tumbling 1.8 percent to 23,557.00. Broader S&P 500 futures slumped 1.5 percent to 2,575.00. ASIAN SCORECARD: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 crept 0.1 percent higher to end at 21,319.55 but ...
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Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: RDSB) shares have not escaped the recent FTSE 100 sell-off. After a strong finish to 2017 and a positive start to January in which Shell's share price rallied from around 2,400p to a 52-week high of over 2,600p, the stock has since fallen back to the 2,260p level today. That share ...
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L) were 3.2% and 2.5% lower, respectively, on London's FTSE 100 Index while financial services provider Old Mutual (OML.L) and Mondi (MNDI.L), a paper and packaging company, were 3.2% and 2.3% lower, respectively. On Frankfurt's DAX, Infineon (IFX.DE), a manufacturer of semiconductors, was ...
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Britain's blue-chip stocks are under pressure, with volatility slicing 9% from the value of the FTSE 100 (UKX) Index since the turn of the year. One impact of this price pressure is that dividend yields on some of the country's biggest companies have risen quite noticeably. So for high yield investors, this ...
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Futures tipped the FTSE 100 to add 0.5 per cent when trading started in London and the S&P 500 in the US to rise by the same amount. Corporate earnings slated for today include ContourGlobal, Griffin Mining and HSS Hire Group. The economic calendar for Thursday is dragging it out (all times ...
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So there are hopes that the two countries can come to an agreement. European markets rallied on Thursday. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was up 1.73% at 10:10 am in London, led higher by chemical makers, technology companies and miners. London's FTSE 100 gained 1.19%, or 83 points, to 7,117.
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European equities are expected to open significantly higher Thursday morning as trade tensions calm down. The FTSE 100 is seen up by 100 points at 7,127; the DAX is seen higher by 175 points at 12,127 and the CAC 40 is set to start higher by 69 points at 5,210; according to IG.
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After a strong performance in 2017, HSBC(LSE: HSBA) shares have underperformed the FTSE 100 in 2018, falling from 767p to 660p today, a decline of nearly 15%. Has the share price fall created an attractive entry point? Let's look at HSBC's fundamentals and compare the stock to the other UK banks.
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Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street as an escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China poses a threat to global economic growth and corporate profits. (AP Photo/Richard Drew).
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The prospect of talks between Washington and Beijing — before their latest batch of tit-for-tat tariffs take effect — is drawing investors back into stocks and out of haven assets. There are chunky gains in Europe, led by a 1.8 per cent advance for Frankfurt's Xetra Dax 30, home to a range of major ...
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... to observe the Ching Ming Festival. But Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled 2.2%. The Hong Kong Exchange will close Thursday, and re-open on Friday. Europe's markets sold down hard, with Frankfurt's DAX down 1.5%, the CAC-40 in Paris off 1% and London's FTSE 100 0.6% in the red near midday.
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WEB
FTSE 100 Extends Slide On Trade-war Worries
FTSE 100 Extends Slide On Trade-war Worries. 4/4/2018 5:24 AM ET. U.K. shares extended losses from the previous session on Wednesday amid persisting worries about global trade war. China issued a list of 106 U.S. products that will be subject to additional tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
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UK Chart FTSE 100 Update: Held below 7050
12:15 GMT - FTSE's Slipped a little further away from the 7050 key noted yesterday- this keeps the market out of the Feb-March range & leaning lower. Re-test of 6900~ feasible- could stretch to 6825~ in the process but FTSE really needs to bounce strongly there if touched to keep the market generally ...
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Net Developer (FTSE100 Company)
Position: .Net Developer (FTSE100 Company). Location: Central London (zone 1). Start date: ASAP. Role type: Contract. Duration: 6 months+. Day Rate: £425-450pd. The Client Our client is an award winning & thriving international Plc organisation based in the West-End of Central London who require ...
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LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Ends Little Changed As China Retaliates Against US Tariffs
By Carla Mozee and Victor Reklaitis , MarketWatch. Wm. Morrison shares jump; WPP's stock down on Sorrell probe. U.K. stocks finished around the break-even mark Wednesday, limited by reports that China has issued a list of 106 U.S. products that will be subject to tariffs from the world's ...
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FTSE 100 movers: Morrisons rallies but miners fall amid China-US trade spat
(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.3% to 7,008.64 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, as the tit-for-tat trade spat between the US and China intensified. Morrisons was the standout gainer as the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel showed it continued to outperform rival 'big four' ...
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Front End Developer (FTSE100 Company)
Position: Front End Developer (FTSE100 Company). Location: West London (zone 3). Start date: ASAP to 3 months. Role type: Permanent. Salary: £75-80K + Pension (8%) + Shares + Medical Insurance + Life Assurance + additional. The Client Our client is an industry leading Plc organisation based in ...
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Programme Manager : Employee Engagement FTSE 100 Company
View details & apply online for this Programme Manager : Employee Engagement FTSE 100 Company vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site.
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Senior Procurement Manager | FTSE 100 Giant
Senior Procurement Manager | FTSE 100 Giant | Hampshire in Full Time, £60000 - £69000, Leisure, Procurement with Procurement Heads. Apply Today.
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Daily Record
FTSE 100. Daily Record - 2018-04-05 - FRONT PAGE -. Anglo American AB Foods Admiral Group AstraZeneca Aviva PLC BAE Systems BAT Barclays BHP Billiton BR Land Co BP BT 1587.8 2495.0 1855.5 4867.0 502.4 577.0 4212.5 207.4 1373.8 644.8 481.8 226.0 -52.0 +11.0 +5.5 -59.0 +4.4 +2.8 ...
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Technical Analysis Report for FTSE 100 Index Apr 04, 2018
Overview. FTSE ended Wednesday at 7034.01 gaining £3.51 (0.05%). Trading up to £58.71 lower after the open, the index managed to reverse during the session as bulls took control ending the day above its opening price. Closing within the previous day's range, prices failed to decisively move ...
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The FTSE-100 medical devices group Smith & Nephew (S&N) will this week end its six-month ...
Home Medical devices maker S&N to name Nawana as new chief The FTSE-100 medical devices group Smith & Nephew (S&N) will this week end its six-month search for a new boss by naming a former Alere executive to the role.
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Ftse 100 broker rebinary optionsmendations
Chairman and remuneration committee head resign from FTSE 100 housebuilder Persimmon over huge payouts. Sterling weakness flatters revenue earned abroad when it is repatriated into pounds, and helps make UK exports more ...When measuring the success of the British economy, the FTSE 100 ...
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Ftse 250 performance
This may lead many investors to decide that the FTSE 250 is a better To find out how investment trusts affect the performance of the FTSE 250 index, let's compare it to the FTSE 250 ex-investment trusts index. While the FTSE 100 has spent most of the last 20 years failing The latest FTSE 250 : Index ...
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FTSE 100 (ICE Europe) (M18) Intraday: consolidation in place
FTSE 100 (ICE Europe) (M18) Intraday: consolidation in place. Pivot: 6989.00. Our preference: short positions below 6989.00 with targets at 6887.00 & 6865.00 in extension. Alternative scenario: above 6989.00 look for further upside with 7011.00 & 7027.00 as targets. Comment: the RSI is below its ...
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UK & US Step Down Kick-out Plan Issue 2
If, on an Anniversary Date, both the FTSE 100 Index and the S&P 500 Index close at or above their required kick-out levels the Plan will end and the Initial Investment will be repaid, plus an accumulated return of 7% for each year that has elapsed since the. Investment Start Date. If, however, the FTSE ...
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FTSE struggles following weak performance in Europe
The FTSE 100 remained in the red despite US equities recovering from fears of a trade war with China following new import tariffs. The blue-chip index was held back by weaker utility firms amid an underwhelming performance in Europe. The FTSE 100 closed 0.4% lower at 7,030. In Germany, the DAX ...
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FTSE hit on renewed trade tensions between US and China
The fallout from the escalating trade war between China and the US continued, which weighed on the FTSE 100. China retaliated with its own fresh tariffs after the US announced new tariffs on goods on Tuesday evening. Wall Street recovered overnight, but this could change later when the market ...
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Can the bulls defend in light of trade tariffs | 6988 support | Trading signals alerts analysis
A nice start to April with the Dax, FTSE 100 and S&P shorts all making decent points as the markets rallied, then dropped, then rallied again. Crucially the bulls kept the FTSE 100 above the 7000 level yesterday, and the US bulls managed a brief move above 24000 on the Dow. The S&P has remained ...
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London Markets: FTSE 100 slides again as China retaliates against US tariffs
U.K. stocks slip Wednesday, with losses for basic materials shares suggesting that trade-war worries are still front of mind for investors after China respond.
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