Daily market update

Oil prices lift FTSE and Ryanair is in a tailspin

“Oil prices are rallying once again and are taking commodity producers along for the ride," says Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell.

“A 1.3%...

Mon, 20/05/2019 - 11:14

EasyJet takes off despite loss, and Just Eat hit by curse of Amazon

“Boris Johnson’s pitch for the Tory leadership isn’t going down too well with markets as sterling falls amid fears the news implied increased risk of...

Fri, 17/05/2019 - 09:52

National Grid profit dims and Thomas Cook books £1.5bn loss

“As worries over US-China trade bubble away in the background the FTSE 100 was always likely to struggle to make much progress on Thursday and...

Thu, 16/05/2019 - 10:08

CYBG bounces back and TUI’s results could have been a lot worse

“Investors will be very relieved that we haven’t got yet another day of share prices all flashing red. The FTSE 100 was flat on Wednesday...

Wed, 15/05/2019 - 10:36

Vodafone slashes dividend, Greggs on a roll

“Hopes of a resolution to the current trade tensions between the US and China, after President Trump hinted at a settlement in the coming weeks,...

Tue, 14/05/2019 - 10:09

Metro Bank’s social media problem and Centrica is still struggling ahead of new strategy launch

“The FTSE 100 was flat as the new trading week kicked off. Investors had a testing time last week and are likely to be cautious...

Mon, 13/05/2019 - 10:11

Why Chinese shares and miners are rising on trade war update, and International Consolidated Airlines flies higher

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“One may not have expected the Chinese market and shares in mining companies to rise off the back of US increasing...

Fri, 10/05/2019 - 10:01

Three is not the magic number for Superdry, and Barratt builds up margins

“The FTSE has been hit with a double whammy of trade war tensions and a few big names trading without the rights to their dividend...

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 10:45

Direct Line takes a hit and ITV’s blurry picture

“After another bad day for stocks in the US, it is interesting to see the UK market remain relatively calm. Investors have been worried about...

Wed, 08/05/2019 - 09:59

The wheels come off Purplebrick's disruptive bandwagon, and Domino's fails to deliver overseas

“Trump’s latest trade war tariff threat has not had the negative effect on UK shares as seen in other markets at the start of the...

Tue, 07/05/2019 - 10:07

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