Daily market update

Markets upbeat, Direct Line’s dividend shock, Barratt sounds the alarm on housing market, JD Sports impresses and Sainsbury’s enjoys record Christmas

“Ahead of US inflation numbers on Thursday, markets were relatively upbeat with a good showing on Wall Street last night which spilled over into a...

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 10:39

European stocks lower after Wall Street slump, Card Factory riding high, Shoe Zone in hot demand, AO upgrades profit guidance and Games Workshop faces growing pains

“After a Devon Loch style collapse for US stocks late on Monday, the FTSE 100 and other European indices started Tuesday on the back foot,”...

Tue, 10/01/2023 - 10:05

FTSE 100 starts week on front foot amid China reopening optimism, Lidl has bumper Christmas and computer games industry is suffering

“There may be plenty of gloomy headlines out there, but the markets continue to climb the wall of worry. The FTSE 100 and other European...

Mon, 09/01/2023 - 09:56

Good week for the FTSE 100, Samsung shocks with big profit decline and Shell flags £2 billion hit from windfall taxes

“As New Year starts go, 2023 is looking sprightly for the FTSE 100 with the index having risen every session so far. While the cumulative...

Fri, 06/01/2023 - 10:19

FTSE steady after Fed minutes, Next, B&M and Greggs bring retail joy, Amazon announces big job cuts

“Like a climber on a perilous ascent the FTSE 100 is stubbornly holding on to the big gains it made on the first trading day...

Thu, 05/01/2023 - 09:54

Ryanair traffic up on pre-Covid levels and HeiQ shares halve on major earnings warning

“The FTSE 100 shrugged off a sell-off in US tech stocks overnight to trade a smidge higher on Wednesday morning in the latest reminder of...

Wed, 04/01/2023 - 10:50

FTSE jumps 2% despite IMF recession warning, Tesla deliveries miss expectations and Cineworld denies break-up talk

“UK shares kicked off the New Year with a bang despite gloomy predictions from the head of the IMF that one third of the global...

Tue, 03/01/2023 - 10:09

FTSE 100 higher as stocks bounce on signs of recovery in consumer sentiment

“The markets seem to be heading into Christmas on a slightly more hopeful note amid signs the US consumer is proving more resilient than feared,”...

Thu, 22/12/2022 - 09:45

M&A talk about Microsoft and Netflix, Tesla still falling and Nike steps up

“A calmer close to Wall Street last night had the soothing effect of stabilising markets across Europe following recent weakness, with all the major indices...

Wed, 21/12/2022 - 10:10

Markets continue losing streak and Xpediator is latest UK stock to become a takeover target

“A lot can change in a few weeks on the markets and investor optimism has now turned to pessimism thanks to central banks being stubborn...

Tue, 20/12/2022 - 09:23

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