Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

FTSE in the red The FTSE is sliding into the red this morning as are most European markets ahead of what is likely to be a cautious day in the US as the country goes to the polls. A mixture of...

Benefiting from Chinese regulator support via policy measures, Asian shares have been benefiting from a positive trend, stimulated by the bounce in Wall Street. But uncertainties seem to take the...

The latest read on the service sector has come in on the soft side with the PMI reading for October missing forecasts. A print of 52.2 is the 2nd lowest of the year and the worse reading back in March...

Equity markets are a little lower this morning as investor sentiment has been shaken by the heavy declines in Asia overnight. The Caixin survey of Chinese manufacturing slipped to 50.8 – its...

The retailer hasn’t been having a great year. Having fallen to £2.62 by early April, the stock has spent the last few months ranging between £2.80 and £3.10, unable to build up...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The recovery is tentatively intact this morning as the DAX has consolidated in early moves. Although the market closed higher on Friday this tells very little of the story where...

October’s non-farm jobs report somewhat spoilt what was shaping up to be a very tasty end to the week, shifting investors’ attentions from the US-China trade war back to the Fed’s...

EuropeIts déjà vu for the FTSE 100 and DAX 30 as both markets had a positive run during the morning, but have edged lower since lunchtime, and are now showing tiny gains. Since the...

After Red October the markets look like they’re aiming for some November fireworks, the European indices following their US and Asian peers higher as the trade war fears that flared up at the...

Obviously the supermarket’s year has been defined by one thing – the proposed merger with Asda – and that’s reflected in its chart. Opening at £2.42, the stock had been...

European equity markets had a mixed session yesterday. Even though they got off to a good start, ground was lost from the late morning onwards, and the FTSE 100 and CAC 40 finished in the red, while...

EuropeEuropean markets were in rude health this morning, but now they have handed back their gains, and the FTSE 100 is now in the red. The fact that markets ran out of steam near lunchtime suggests...

Sterling largely shook off the UK’s 27 month low manufacturing PMI as it continued its November-opening rebound.At 51.1, October’s manufacturing reading was far worse than the 53.0...

The media firm has been all over the place in 2018. Opening at £1.65, it had plunged to £1.42 by the start of April – nearing a 5 year low – only to rally to a 13 month peak of...