Daily market update

GDP miss fails to derail UK stock market

“A big miss on UK GDP expectations didn’t do any harm to the pound, with the currency rising 0.2% against the US dollar to $1.3862....

Fri, 10/09/2021 - 09:15

FTSE down again, EasyJet rejects takeover approach and 888 wins the jackpot

“The FTSE 100 experienced its third day in a row of sharp falls as concerns about global growth come to the fore. The blue-chip index...

Thu, 09/09/2021 - 10:26

European markets retreat, while Dunelm and Halfords deal with supply chain pressures

“Economic growth fears have cast a black cloud over global markets, leading to some hefty share price declines across Europe on Wednesday. The FTSE 100...

Wed, 08/09/2021 - 10:18

FTSE bucks positive trend for global stocks to make downbeat start, Vistry hikes expectations and Parsley Box losses mount

“The FTSE 100 was the odd one out and not in a good way on Tuesday as it made a lacklustre start despite strong trading...

Tue, 07/09/2021 - 10:25

FTSE 100 gains as investors digest US jobs figures and aluminium hits 10-year high

“The shockwaves are still reverberating from the sickly US jobs numbers on Friday, but the markets appear taking the positives from the news on Monday,”...

Mon, 06/09/2021 - 10:21

Nikkei jumps as PM bows out, markets await US jobs numbers and Berkeley manages to offset higher costs for now

“Ahead of the all-important US jobs numbers, the big story of the day has been the Nikkei’s 2% surge after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed...

Fri, 03/09/2021 - 10:17

Markets pause for breath, JD Sports still nursing Footasylum headache, and Barratt numbers suggest cracks in property market

“Markets appear to have stopped in their tracks, with very little movement across Europe and Asia. Investors may well be waiting for the latest US...

Thu, 02/09/2021 - 11:06

European markets in good mood, WH Smith issues mild profit warning and 888 faces growth challenge

“Summer holidays are over; children are returning to school and we’re now only weeks away from the start of autumn. This shift in mindset also...

Wed, 01/09/2021 - 10:08

FTSE flat as Chinese services sector contracts amid Delta spread

“After US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell eased the market’s concern about a tapering of support for the economy at Jackson Hole on Friday, investors...

Tue, 31/08/2021 - 09:48

Markets await US policy hints and two ways of looking at Peloton’s price cut

“The FTSE 100 was marking time early on with US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell set to address the Jackson Hole summit of economic policymakers...

Fri, 27/08/2021 - 10:17

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