Britain’s FTSE 100 .FTSE meanwhile touched a fresh record, its third in as many days, before falling back to trade down 0.1 percent. UK retailers Tesco (TSCO.L) and Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) were among the biggest European fallers after their Christmas trading updates disappointed, with consumers …
The FTSE 100 left 2017 trading above 7,700 points for the first time ever, suggesting that confidence is booming among investors, but the current market environment could be described as the most hated bull market ever. ‘Cautious optimism’ is the phrase given when being advised on how to approach …
The FTSE 100 continues to create record highs, with the price trending consistently higher since the beginning of December. The fact that we are seeing a wedge formation points towards a potential breakdown. However, for now we are seeing a clear uptre…
Prices rose steeply in Wales and parts of the Midlands, but fell in Northern Ireland, the Halifax says.
BoE: Availability Of Secured Credit To Households To Remain Unchanged In Q1
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The German economy expanded at the fastest pace in six years in 2017, data from Destatis showed Thursday.
Gross domestic product grew 2.2 percent in 2017 after expanding 1.9 percent in 2016. This was the fastest growth since 2011. The economy has gr…
That was a great reaction at the 7755 shorting area we entered yesterday, helped by China saying that their officials had recommended halting purchases of U.S. bonds, since denied/branded fake news. We had a decent drop down to 7720 before the bulls re…
What is the market doing: The FTSE 100 index added 0.2% to reach 7,760.64, on track to take out the record close of 7,748.51 set on Wednesday. The pound dropped to $1.3475, compared with $1.3508 late Wednesday in New York. The pullback came as the doll…
(RTTNews) – U.K. shares were marginally higher on Thursday as the pound weakened against the dollar and euro, helping offset weak earnings updates from the likes of Tesco and Marks & Spencer Group. The benchmark FTSE 100 was little changed with a p…
Italy Nov Retail Sales Rise 1.4% On Year, Consensus 1%
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Italy Nov Retail Sales Up 1.1% On Month, Consensus 1%
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(ShareCast News) – London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday, with mixed Christmas trading updates from the likes of Tesco and Marks & Spencer disappointing analysts and investors. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,751.09, …
Germany 2017 GDP Rises Adj 2.5% Vs. 1.9% In 2016
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Germany 2017 GDP Up 2.2% Vs. 1.9% In 2016
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At 4.00 am ET Thursday, Germany’s Destatis has published full year GDP data for 2017. Following the data, the euro changed little against its major rivals.
The euro was trading at 133.36 against the yen, 1.1704 against the franc, 0.8857 against the p…
The FTSE 100 Index increased 7.6% and the MSCI WMA Private Investor Balanced Index increased 7.2% over the same period. Funds under management in Investment Management were £33.8 billion at 31 December 2017, up 11.9% from £30.2 billion at 31 December 2016. Total net inflows in …
Spain’s industrial production grew at a slower pace in November, figures from the statistical office INE showed Thursday.
Industrial production climbed by adjusted 4.2 percent annually, which was slower than October’s 4.4 percent increase. Output wa…
StockMarketWire.com – The FTSE 100 added 9 points to 7.757.54 on Thursday morning amid a plethora of trading updates from some of the UK’s big retailers. Tesco (TSCO) reported a like-for-like sales increase of 2.3% in the UK and Ireland, helped by record Christmas trading, but was held back by the …
I think the greens probably have it on that handy retail sales grid below but that wash of green is undoubtedly littered with a few big red profit warnings from the likes of Debenhams and Mothercare. We’ll have the complete picture of how the sector performed over the Christmas period by the end next …
LONDON MARKET OPEN: Weak Tesco And M&S Fail To Stop FTSE 100 Surge … LONDON (Alliance News) – Stocks in London opened mixed on Thursday with the FTSE 100 hitting a fresh record high despite a drag from the shares of two … The FTSE 100 hit a rec…
FTSE 100-listed Tesco said it performed well in the Christmas period, which ran from the start of December to January 6, with UK & Ireland sales rising 2.0% on the previous year on a like-for-like basis. The year-on-year UK sales increase of 1.9% w…
Gold prices shot up to touch a four-month high after officials from China were said to be viewing US Treasury bonds as less attractive.
EX-DIVS: Sky Plc will trade without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out on Thursday, trimming 0.40 points off the FTSE 100 according to Reuters calculations. * The UK blue chip FTSE 100 index closed up 0.2 percent at 7,748.51 points on Wednesd…
LONDON (Alliance News) – Retailers Tesco and Marks & Spencer put in contrasting performances in festive trading, with the former enjoying strong growth while the latter saw an unspectacular third quarter. IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 index…
Marks and Spencer reported a “mixed quarter”, while supermarket Tesco boasted record festive trade.
London’s FTSE 100 is seen slightly higher ahead of Thursday’s open, after most equity benchmarks adjusted lower overnight. The FTSE 100 had finished Wednesday at a record high mark of 7,748. It was talk out of China that weighs on equities, with reports that the People’s Republic is now evaluating …
… and the recent surge in oil prices spurred investors to lock in some profits after recent strong gains. The pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index shed 0.4%. The German DAX dropped 0.8% and France’s CAC 40 index slid 0.4% while the UK’s FTSE 100 inched up 0.2%. Copyright RTT News/dpa-AFX.
With a 6% dividend yield and the additional pricing power which comes from operating successfully within the tobacco marketplace, Imperial Brands could outperform the FTSE 100 in the long term. BHP Billiton is benefitting from China’s investment in its infrastructure. Excess capital is being used to fund …
Vodafone’s dividend yield of 6% also has appeal relative to other FTSE 100 stocks. The company has adopted what seems to be a sound strategy within an increasingly competitive quad play space. Its investment in its network and in increasing its range of products could pay off, with 20%+ EPS growth …
“The FTSE 100 [managed] to kick on to new record highs, helped by a pound that underperformed, despite a strong performance from the manufacturing sector in Q4, which prompted the NIESR to predict GDP growth for the UK economy of 1.8%,” says CMC Markets chief market analyst Michael Hewson …
