Though Brent Crude fell another 4.5% after the bell – sending the black stuff under $22 per barrel – the European markets attempted a rebound this Thursday.
Adding 50 points, the FTSE attempted to retake 5700 without much success. It was hampered by BP (LON:BP) and Shell (LON:RDSa) losing another 1.2% and 0.5% respectively, alongside a middling rebound from the pound.
Following a drop in UK inflation – in large part thanks to a fall in clothing sales, and what experts believe is the start of a pronounced decline – sterling rose 0.4% against the dollar and 0.3% against the euro.
Elsewhere the DAX shot up 90 points, allowing it graze 10350, but with the CAC only able to manage a 0.2% increase, leaving it short of 4350.
Currently, and crucially, the Dow Jones also looks set to indulge in this rebound when the bell rings on Wall Street, with the futures pointing at a 250 point increase, taking the index back to 23250.
There were no tears from boohoo this Wednesday. Up 5.6% to a 6 and a half week peak of £2.87, the online retailer reported a 44% jump in revenue to £1.2 billion, and a 54% surge in pre-tax profit to £92 million for the full year ending February 29th. Arguably more importantly, the fast fashion brand revealed that, though it saw a plunge in sales when the lockdown struck the UK in mid-March, it is now seeing ‘improved year-on-year growth of group sales’ in April as people look for something to spend their money on whilst trapped indoors.
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