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Why do sausage rolls and veterinary fees vary in price across London?

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAWhy do sausage rolls andveterinary fees vary in priceacross London?GEOPOLITICS ALPHA

Location is not just the only factor on why prices differ across London, as Anna O'Neill finds out.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-2.3% 19d

    iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“london”).

  • HSBC HSBC Holdings-8.4% 15d

    HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“london”) reaches its shares.

  • LIN Linde+6.7% 30d

    Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“london”) reaches its shares.

  • ARM Arm Holdings-15.7% 30d

    Arm Holdings (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“london”) reaches its shares.

  • RIO Rio Tinto Group

    Rio Tinto Group (metal mining) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“london”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWU-2.57%-1.84%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
HSBC-3.11%-3.87%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
LIN-4.10%-0.99%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ARM+19.26%+2.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
RIO-1.53%-2.19%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Location is not just the only factor on why prices differ across London, as Anna O'Neill finds out.

Source: BBC

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CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ARMthree days earlier+2.49%final price
ARMfive days earlier+19.26%final price
EWUthree days earlier-1.84%final price
EWUfive days earlier-2.57%final price
HSBCthree days earlier-3.87%final price
HSBCfive days earlier-3.11%final price
LINthree days earlier-0.99%final price
LINfive days earlier-4.10%final price
RIOthree days earlier-2.19%final price
RIOfive days earlier-1.53%final price

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