Daily market update

A day of bad news: German factory disappointment, SIG joins UK construction woes, and John Menzies hurt by airline and economic troubles

“The big news of the day is the sharp decline in German factory orders, down 2.2% in May versus estimates for a 0.2% decline. This...

Fri, 05/07/2019 - 09:47

Associated British Foods toasts US success and Persimmon talks up first-time buyer assistance

“After all the excitement of the past week on the market, the FTSE 100 finally took a breather and was unmoved at 7,610 on Thursday,”...

Thu, 04/07/2019 - 09:49

Sainsbury’s uninspiring update and Purplebricks gives up the American dream

“The FTSE 100 traded at its highest level since August 2018 with the market enjoying another strong session thanks to investors bidding up shares in...

Wed, 03/07/2019 - 09:29

FTSE extends bull-run and Funding Circle disappoints yet again

“The FTSE 100 continued yesterday’s bull-run with a further 0.2% gain to 7,515. Stocks have been rising on renewed hopes of a US-China trade deal...

Tue, 02/07/2019 - 09:21

U-turn for Aston Martin shareholder and Future fights back

“The fact that China and the US are restarting trade talks gives some reassurance to investors and triggers a small rally in stocks around the...

Mon, 01/07/2019 - 09:49

Merlin set to be gobbled up and Costain issues profit warning

“It seems unlikely that we’re going to get much reaction from global stock markets until this weekend’s G20 summit has taken place as investors are...

Fri, 28/06/2019 - 10:13

Kingfisher lines up new boss and Serco returns to growth

“This weekend is extremely important for the future direction of global stock markets. The G20 summit will include trade talks between the US and China...

Thu, 27/06/2019 - 09:44

Stagecoach off the rails, and never say never again for Bonmarche

“Global markets were fairly static on Wednesday as investors took stock of recent geopolitical and economic events.

“On the FTSE 100, natural resources groups...

Wed, 26/06/2019 - 09:48

Carpetright’s recovery still has hurdles to clear, and Gear4Music is out of tune

“Geopolitical tensions weighed on the markets on Tuesday after the US imposed new sanctions on Iran. Stocks across the UK, Europe and Asia took a...

Tue, 25/06/2019 - 09:37

Investors marking time until key summit, and Philip Green-backed MySale puts itself up for sale

“The FTSE 100 was flat in early trading on Monday with the potential catalysts not scheduled until this coming Friday when the G20 summit is...

Mon, 24/06/2019 - 10:14

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