Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Analysts have been under intense pressure in recent months as they try to make sense of the impact of Covid-19 on companies like Gazprom Neft' Pao (LON:GAZ).As one of just 200 shares in the UK market...

Given widespread disruption and uncertainty in the stock market, it is more important than ever to find high quality stocks for your portfolio. That means safe, profitable companies with strong...

After the turbulence that ripped through the stock market in March, shares in Sigma Capital (LON:SGM) have gone on to outperform.In terms of relative price strength, the price is up by 51.8% against...

With the US off for Columbus Day, it might be a pretty quiet start to the week for the European markets. The big news over the weekend is that Nancy Pelosi has rejected the White House’s...

With the Q3 2020 earnings season kicking off this week, results from top US banks may show they endured more pain from the pandemic which has hurt their lending businesses and forced them to set aside...

View the estimated indices dividend drop points* for week commencing 12 October 2020. Cash index / day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Australia 200 0.12 Canada 60 0.02 Hong...

Between early spring and late August, many indices worldwide had remarkable recoveries. The FTSE 100, the UK's leading equity index, staged a similar performance. Between mid-March and the last...

A strong finish on Wall Street boosted Asian markets to an almost 2.5 year high and is lifting European markets on the open. US stimulus optimism is overshadowing disappointing UK GDP data and rising...

Equity markets are showing decent gains on renewed hopes of a stimulus package in the US.Europe President Trump claimed that Congress has restarted talks in relation to a coronavirus relief package,...

The prospect of a coronavirus stimulus package was in focus yesterday.Roughly half way into the European trading session President Trump said that Congress had restarted talks with respect to a...

Two recent, fast-changing market themes—on-again/off-again hopes of additional fiscal stimulus and US President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis—have thrown markets into a tizzy.Though...

Taking their lead from the Dow Jones last night, the European indices rose at the start of Thursday – but with the FTSE looking in from the outside. By the end of Wednesday night, the Dow had...

It was a mixed session in Europe as traders were concerned about the fact that President Trump called off the negotiations in relation to the planned coronavirus relief package.On Tuesday, the US...

Ride-hailing services have become a key indicator for the revival of normal life in this pandemic-hit economy. Their bookings collapsed during the first quarter as the rapid spread of the virus forced...