International markets roundup

The FTSE 100 benchmark was up 0.20 per cent at 7,778.64 points at its close. TOKYO: Asian stocks resumed their ascent on Friday, supported by US earnings optimism and higher oil prices. MSCI’s Asia ex-Japan stock index was firmer by 0.66 per cent while Japan’s Nikkei index closed down 0.24 per …

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Daily Forex News and Analysis — January 14th 2018

The EUR/USD pair rose by 1.41%, closing at 1.2202. The GBP/USD pair increased by 1.40%, closing the week at a 1.3728 exchange rate. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has barred Alibaba’s acquisition of MoneyGram. The United States Government blocked the deal over fears that the data of US citizens could be compromised. Gold went up by 0.94%, as of last week’s market close, closing at $1,334.90 an ounce. Crude Oil rose by 0.78%, closing […]

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Were Analysts Bearish Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) This Week?

More interesting news about Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) were released by: Fool.Co.Uk and their article: “Barclays plc isn’t the FTSE 100 dividend stock I’d buy for 2018” published on January 13, 2018 as well as Bloomberg.com’s news article titled: “Barclays Takes $1.3 Billion One-Time Hit From US Tax …

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Here’s how analysts see Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) after this past week.

More interesting news about Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) were released by: Bloomberg.com and their article: “Barclays Takes $1.3 Billion One-Time Hit From US Tax Bill” published on December 27, 2017 as well as Fool.Co.Uk’s news article titled: “Barclays plc isn’t the FTSE 100 dividend stock I’d buy for …

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Five things to look out for in the economy in 2018

Here in the UK the FTSE 100 index is greatly determined by what goes on in the world economy, for it is essentially a sterling-denominated bet on large global businesses. UK economic policy is a bit of a side issue. If, however, you want a proxy on how…

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Fed officials expect economic boost from tax cuts

In Europe, shares closed higher after a rising dollar boosted exporters and Wall Street records lifted optimism as new European market rules took hold. While the UK’s FTSE 100 Index rose by 0.3%, the French CAC 40 Index and the German DAX Index both climbed by 0.8%. Spot gold dropped 0.4 per …

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Daily Forex News and Analysis — January 11th 2018

The EUR/USD pair rose by 1.41%, closing at 1.2202. The GBP/USD pair increased by 1.40%, closing the week at a 1.3728 exchange rate. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has barred Alibaba’s acquisition of MoneyGram. The United States Government blocked the deal over fears that the data of US citizens could be compromised. Gold went up by 0.94%, as of last week’s market close, closing at $1,334.90 an ounce. Crude Oil rose by 0.78%, closing […]

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BRAZIL: Ibovespa Closes Steady Even After Rating Downgrade By S&P

Ibovespa, the benchmark stock market index in Brazil, closed slightly lower (-0.02%) Friday at 79,349.12 points, even after S&P downgraded Brazil’s credit rating from BB to BB-. The losses were limited by bets from some investors that the Brazilia…

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COLOMBIA: Colcap Falls 0.35% As Traders Take Profit In Ecopetrol Stocks

Colcap, the main index of the Colombian Stock Exchange, fell 0.35% near the end of Friday’s trade, trading at 1,518.02 points due to profit-taking on Ecopetrol’s shares and a poor performance by Sura.

Ramses Pestanapalmett, an analyst at Ultraserfinc…

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COLOMBIA: ELN Affirms That Attacks Must Go On, Especially In Arauca

In an interview with Arauca’s local radio station KapitalStereo, the chief negotiator of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group, alias “Pablo Beltr?n,” referred to recent attacks on the police and Colombian oil infrastructure and confirmed…

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ARGENTINA: Merval Rises 2.13% As Oil Prices Push Higher

Merval, the main index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, climbed 2.13% to a new record closing level of 32,762.66 points on Friday. The index was boosted by energy, oil companies, and banking stocks. In the week, the Merval gained 1.27%.

According …

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Peel Hunt Reiterates “Add” Rating for Equiniti Group (LON:EQN)

Equiniti Group logo Equiniti Group (LON:EQN)’s stock had its “add” rating reaffirmed by Peel Hunt in a research report issued on Thursday, December 21st. They presently have a GBX 293 ($3.97) target price on the stock. Peel Hunt’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 4.46% from the stock’s …

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Is Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc a stock to buy or sell for 2018?

Shares of Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS) made rapid gains to over 500p during 2009 as hopes of a speedy recovery from the financial crisis ran high. That early confidence proved too optimistic. Indeed, with the shares now at around 300p, investors w…

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A FTSE 100 dividend stock I’d buy and hold forever

I last tipped telecoms colossus Vodafone Group (LSE: VOD) as an income stock worth buying ahead of November’s half-year statement. And the strength of the update shows that my optimism was well placed. The FTSE 100 business announced back then that organic group service revenues increased …

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A 2018 beginner’s guide to investing in the FTSE 100

Are you thinking of starting to invest in 2018? If I can offer one stunning fact, it’s that £100 invested in the UK stock market in 1945 would be worth £180,000 today — even after inflation. Many folks start off making big mistakes and are put off for life. And there are some key things to take care of before you …

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Where I’ll be investing this year

As you may have gathered, I have a preference for companies lower down the market spectrum as opposed to FTSE 100 giants. Chosen wisely, the former offer the potential for greater capital growth over time thanks to receiving less attention from institu…

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These 5 factors will decide if stock markets will make you rich in 2018

When investors are feeling bullish, they are more willing to take a chance on smaller companies. Market minnows tend to fly in the good times and fall faster during the bad. Blue-chip indices such as the FTSE 100 and Dow Jones Industrial are currently …

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Tullow Oil plc isn’t the only commodities stock I’d sell today

Indeed, rampant price gains for the steelmaking ingredient drove the FTSE 100 firm’s share value 25% higher in 2017. And this leaves Rio Tinto dealing on a forward P/E ratio of 13.5 times, a reading that is far too high in my opinion given that a possible iron ore correction remains a very real scenario.

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My top 2 value stocks for 2018

… multiples tend to be higher for the vast majority of stocks. However, despite the generally expensive market, there are still some attractive low P/E stocks available if you’re willing to look hard enough. And one FTSE 100 stock out there which seems to fit the bill is housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW) …

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LETTERS: Brexit caused loss of confidence in UK’s future

Most of the companies in the FTSE 100 are multinational miners, oil producers and global banks that do about 77 per cent of their business overseas. A large lump therefore goes up in value when the £ devalues so they aren’t worried. It’s not without a price. Whilst the cheap £ may help some exporters …

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$0.68 EPS Expected for Smurfit Kappa Group plc (SMFKY)

More interesting news about Smurfit Kappa Group plc (OTCMKTS:SMFKY) were released by: Ft.com and their article: “Smurfit Kappa ticks the right box to join FTSE 100” published on December 01, 2016 as well as Ft.com’s news article titled: “Packaging group Smurfit Kappa moves into Brazil” with …

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Pound and shares surge as confidence grows about soft Brexit deal

The FTSE 100 briefly fell into negative territory and touched its session low before rebounding and closing higher. Five-year gilt yields rose more than 6 basis points on the day to 0.885 percent, matching the post-Brexit vote high of 0.885 percent set…

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BRAZIL: Center-south Sugarcane Crush Is Down 1.46% From Last Year

Brazil’s center-south sugarcane crush for the 2017-18 harvest was down 1.46% from April 2017 to January 1, 2018, compared to the same period a year ago, totaling 583.390 million tons, said the Union of Sugarcane Industry (Unica).

Total ethanol produc…

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BRAZIL: S&P Downgrades Sovereign Rating To BB- From BB

S&P Global Ratings lowered long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Brazil to BB- from BB. The outlook on the ratings is stable.

“The weakening of our institutional assessment of Brazil reflects slower-than-expected progre…

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