Conventional gilt

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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Running yield

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DMO

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Income statement

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