The FTSE 100, up +0.81% at close of business tonight to 7,453.48, got some support today from a weakened sterling. FTSE 100 advertising player WPP rose more than +2.5% to 1374p while there was stronger sentiment from miners with BHP Billiton, Antofagas…
Heading into the close, the FTSE 100 is 50 points higher, lifted by optimism surrounding mining stock and Asia-focussed banks. … For the FTSE 100, it may have started last Friday, but further gains today, helped along by sterling weakness, are contin…
The U.K. Consumer Price Index (CPI) may fuel the near-term weakness in GBP/USD as both the headline and core reading for inflation are expected to hold steady in November.
The FTSE 100 was a few points shy of its intra-day high entering the last half-hour of trading. The FTSE 100 was up 57 at 7,451, some seven points below its high for the day. Marketing and advertising conglomerate WPP PLC (LON:WPP) was topping the lead…
VeriFone reports earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday, with daily and weekly charts that show the stock in recovery mode.
The Moving Average is one of the fundamental tools in technical analysis It is a trend following or a lagging indicator based on past prices. It helps smooth out price action by filtering random price flucutations. The two of the most popular types are simple moving average and exponential moving average. The SMA is calculated by averaging prices over a given number of periods. For example, the 20-period moving average would average price levels […]
FTSE 250 firm Coats Group (LSE: COA) is a company I hadn’t heard of until around a year ago, when it began a rapid turnaround that’s seen its shares double in less than one year. The group is one of the world’s largest industrial thread manufacturers, producing threads for use in products such as …
Babcock was a standout gainer after it said the adoption of new accounting rule IFRS 15 would not require a change in contract revenue or profit recognition. IFRS takes effect on January 1, 2018. It “identifies performance obligations in contracts with customers, allocates the transaction price to the …
Investors are confident in their preferences since the early European trade. Today, the euro is heading for a 5-day high against the US dollar. The most popular pair is trading close to 1.18. Experts say that the euro is taking advantage of the weaker dollar. The greenback is retreating today amid softer earnings data in the US payrolls report released on Friday. Meanwhile, market participants are sitting on the sidelines ahead of policy […]
The Forties pipeline’s owner Ineos says that, despite pressure being reduced, a crack has extended.
JOLT: Job Openings Slip From Record High
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Micron shares have fallen more than 15% since Nov. 24, but the recent recovery appears to be gaining steam.
The system offers a 50% government top-up to low-income working people on certain benefits.
Centrica’s share price has fallen deep into the red in today’s session, having given up 1.73 percent to 141.60p as of 14:27 GMT, underperforming the broader UK market, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index currently standing 0.66 percent higher at 7,442.68 points. The group’s shares have lost more …
Banks have driven the FTSE 100 higher, buoyed by last week’s new rules for the sector and ahead of an expected US interest rate rate rise. Markets. Other markets. FTSE 100 · FTSE 250 · FTSE 350 · FTSE ALL SHARE · Bovespa · CAC 40 · DAX · EURONEXT 100 · HANG SENG · IBEX 35 · SMI.
An activist investor that has built a position in Premier Inn and Costa Coffee owner Whitbread is likely to push for a break-up, a shareholder has predicted. Sachem Head, a New York-based fund, has not stated what it will do with its stake in the FTSE …
As we near the end of what’s been a rather active 2017 across global markets, a number of longer-term themes remain at question. This week’s entourage of Central Banks may provide some element of clarity.
As we near the end of what’s been a rather active 2017 across global markets, a number of longer-term themes remain at question. This week’s entourage of Central Banks may provide some element of clarity.
Biggest food bank charity predicts record demand this Christmas, with Coventry the busiest city
Wells Fargo stock has rallied back to the 2015 high and completed a cup and handle pattern despite presidential criticism.
US stocks traded higher on Monday after a stronger than expected November jobs report helped buoy stocks in early action. The Dow Jones rose by 0.49%, the S&P 500 by 0.55%, and the NASDAQ added 0.40% to its value. The US dollar traded higher against a basket of major currencies on Monday after data showing that while the US economy created more jobs than expected last month, wage growth remained […]
Many income investors are guilty of relying too heavily on the so called dividend stalwarts in the FTSE 100. It is not just minor investors but fund managers who foul of this too. Popular income stocks AstraZeneca and British American Tobacco are among…
A report commissioned by Labour claims banks are failing to lend to growing sectors in the regions.
While the foreign exchange market remains calm, bitcoin continues to grow rapidly. Interest in the cryptocurrency has increased amid the news that today the Chicago Board Options Exchange launched bitcoin futures trading. During the weekend, the cryptocurrency jumped by more than 25%. According to most investors, demand exceeded all market forecasts. Now, bitcoin is expected to hit $16,500 and continue its rally. Ethereum also attracts traders. Today, […]
U.S. Dollar Falls To 113.24 Against Yen
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U.S. Dollar Weakens To 4-day Low Of 0.9899 Against Franc
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Help for those struggling to meet home loan repayments will largely vanish by 2022, a report says.
Volatility should make itself familiar with all traders this week thanks to the saturated economic calendar.
Garden shed inventors talk about the challenges they face to get government funding for their ideas.
The UK’s largest independent operator will close cash machines because of a new industry shake-up.
