Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Close Brothers (LON:CBRO) – Trading UpdateShare Price 1455p Mkt Cap £2,198m Conflict Disclosure: No Holding Update Banking increased loan book 0.9% in Q1with a stable NIM and a modest...

Royal Mail's (LON:RMG) share price has tumbled after the company confirmed the transformational scheme is behind schedule. The company issued several profit warnings in recent years, which promoted...

The shadow boxing between China and the US has continued this week over when any phase one US, China trade deal may get signed. Despite the cautious optimism of China’s lead negotiator Liu He it...

Stocks slip on trade doubtsA third day in the red for equity markets as the US-China trade deal – or lack of – continues to dictate market sentiment. It’s becoming increasingly...

European shares have opened lower on Thursday after a weak session in Asia with US futures pointing to soft start on Wall Street. The US dollar is a little softer this morning after a positive...

Just under 24 hours ago everything looked rosey for equity markets with European benchmarks hitting multi-year highs and US futures pointing to yet another record open on Wall Street. However,...

Equity market volatility has dropped significantly in recent weeks. The VIX Index is close to its lowest level since July and daily moves in stock prices are muted. In fact, the percentage of days...

The bulls held onto the 7300 level yesterday as the 2 hour chart went bullish and provided support there. That said they couldn't really break the 7330 resistance level with any conviction as most...

Stock markets in Europe are higher this morning even though the US-China trade story hasn’t changed. Yesterday we heard that Beijing were pessimistic about the possibility of signing phase one...

Stock markets across the continent are in a bullish mood this morning with strong gains seen across all the major benchmarks. The Euro Stoxx 50 has rallied to its highest level in 4 ½ years...

Intermediate Capital Group PLC (LON:ICP) –H1 ResultsShare Price 1494p Mkt Cap £4,339m Conflict Disclosure: No Holding Results PBT up 24% to £153.4m. EPS up 16.5% to 50.8p. Interim...

When:EasyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) is due to report full year earnings tomorrow Tuesday 19th November. Figures: Pre-tax profit £426 million vs £578 million a year earlier Revenue £6.3...

The S&P500 nudged its way up to a fresh all-time high yesterday. Without any obvious signs of a top forming, the bias remains bullish above 3069.90.8 of 12 sectors trade at or just...

A flurry of European news put pressure on the DAX but the FTSE was mostly unaffected and continued to trade marginally higher. Frankfurt is somewhat feeling the heat from the potential pan-European...