Daily market update

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“The FTSE 100 was caught on the hop after the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee unexpectedly voted by 8-1 against any change in interest...

Thu, 14/07/2016 - 14:59

JD Wetherspoon, Barratt and Burberry

“The FTSE 100 opened in negative territory as cautious investors await tomorrow's Bank of England interest rate decision. Attention is also focused on another busy...

Wed, 13/07/2016 - 09:37

ASOS, Galliford Try and Shire

“Blue-chips confounded forecasts and opened in positive territory following Wall St overnight and Asia this morning, as traders cautiously welcomed the appointment of Theresa May...

Tue, 12/07/2016 - 09:29

SThree, Ortac and Landore

“The FTSE 100 hit an 11-month high and the FTSE 250 continued to rally post-Brexit as speculation the Bank of England would stimulate the economy...

Mon, 11/07/2016 - 15:50

Frenkel Topping, group CPL Resources and McBride

“The FTSE 100 opened on the front foot after upbeat US jobs data sparked Asian markets into action although any major northbound charge was constrained...

Mon, 11/07/2016 - 09:20

Kibo Mining, 1pm and Ilika

“The blue-chip index moved into positive territory with housebuilders Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Developments and Persimmon all to the fore and on better-than-expected...

Fri, 08/07/2016 - 14:32

Johnston Press, AVEVA and Churchill China

“The FTSE100 confounded forecasts and nudged higher in early trading despite negative overnight moves on Wall Street and in Asia ahead of today's US jobs...

Fri, 08/07/2016 - 10:21

Marks & Spencer, Associated British Foods and Great Portland Estates

“The FTSE 100 made a positive start with US markets recovering from a sluggish start to close higher overnight, on better-than-expected manufacturing data and the...

Thu, 07/07/2016 - 09:27

Carillion, Booker and Topps Tiles

“The FTSE 1000 confounded pessimistic forecasts and moved into positive territory after an opening dip despite US and Asian markets reacting negatively to the Bank...

Wed, 06/07/2016 - 09:39

Persimmon, Gleeson and Forterra

“The FTSE 100 slipped into negative territory ahead of today's financial stability report from the Bank of England. Asian markets offered little overnight support as...

Tue, 05/07/2016 - 10:13

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