Daily market update

China stimulus talk lifts Asian markets and FTSE miners, Unilever soars as quarterly sales beat expectations

“After a poor start to the week as investors grew tired of waiting for the next stimulus initiative from China to boost its economy, Asia...

Tue, 25/07/2023 - 09:50

China gloom weighs on markets, airline stocks slip on Greek fire fears, investors snap up cinema shares after bumper Barbie weekend

“A weak showing from Hong Kong’s Hang Seng cast a dark cloud over the start of the new trading week, with the index falling 2.3%...

Mon, 24/07/2023 - 10:25

FTSE 100 set for best week in months after better-than-expected retail sales, Netflix and Tesla slump, Glencore hit by lower production

“The FTSE 100 was on course to close out its best week in months in solid fashion on Friday as June retail sales beat expectations,”...

Fri, 21/07/2023 - 10:02

FTSE moves higher again, electronics fears hit several stocks, Netflix slumps, new boss at Royal Mail owner, Tesla splutters and EasyJet keeps its eye on the prize

“After yesterday’s spectacular session for UK stocks, it was refreshing to see further gains on Thursday. The FTSE 100 nudged up 0.6% to 7,632 thanks...

Thu, 20/07/2023 - 10:18

UK stocks soar as surprise inflation drop dampens rate hike expectations

“Boom! We’ve just seen the strongest daily movement in UK mid cap stocks since February, with the FTSE 250 index initially jumping 3% on news...

Wed, 19/07/2023 - 10:07

FTSE flat as Darktrace soars, Boohoo wins fashion feud, and Ocado beats expectations

“After a decent showing on Wall Street last night, European markets were less enthusiastic with most of the major indices struggling to find direction,” says...

Tue, 18/07/2023 - 12:03

Key week of corporate results ahead, China GDP miss hits commodity firms and FTSE, Richemont woes trouble luxury goods sector, and DFS soldiers on

“It’s a big week for markets as the next quarterly reporting season moves into top gear. While US stocks have done extremely well in the...

Mon, 17/07/2023 - 10:48

FTSE on track for blockbuster week, ITV drops plan to buy Gogglebox maker, and Burberry sees China sales rebound

“The FTSE 100 squeezed out another drop of happiness at the end of what’s been a positive trading week for equities. The UK blue chip...

Fri, 14/07/2023 - 10:53

Watches of Switzerland shares soar, New Domino’s boss is a textbook hire, and Barratt Developments surrounded by gloom

“After a crackerjack session yesterday the FTSE 100 was just about hanging on to its gains on Thursday as the latest US inflation data fed...

Thu, 13/07/2023 - 10:28

PageGroup struggles with UK jobs market, UK banks pass stress test and Wetherspoons sees strong sales growth

“US inflation figures are at the top of the agenda for investors with a new data set to be released this afternoon. Analysts and economists...

Wed, 12/07/2023 - 10:36

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