Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

It was always going to be hard for the high street staple to match its record-breaking 2017, one that saw the stock close out the year at an all-time peak of £23.46. Yet the company will not...

Despite briefly spiking above 7600, the FTSE was unable to retain its strength and moved into negative territory towards the end of the session. An escalation of trade tensions between the US and...

2018 was initially looking very good for Hays. After opening at £1.85 the stock had shot up to £2.07 by the end of January, a price it briefly surpassed in late February as it hit...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The DAX continues to sit patiently at this crossroads of the resistance band 12,400/12,500 with the break in the coming days likely to be a key, outlook defining, move. As the...

Thursday continued to be more notable for what didn’t happen than what did, with the FTSE avoiding the red despite a rocky set of mining stocks. The UK index spent the morning flat at 7580, the...

Unless you’re a buy-and-forget investor, managing a portfolio of shares is an ongoing activity.In fact, for most people it should be a lot like gardening. For example, you’ll probably want...

Trading began to flatten out as Wednesday went on, the US open doing little to give the markets a renewed sense of direction. The Dow Jones dipped 20 or so points after the bell, causing the index to...

Yesterday, even as the benchmark S&P 500 failed to hold on to record levels, the Russell 2000 hit a new closing high. Since the start of the US-China trade spat, we've repeatedly pointed out that...

Will Hunting (LON:HTG) get a fuel injection following next week’s half year results?For a while there the oil and gas services firm was having a great 2018. Opening at £6.15, the stock...

With the pound reversing some of its recent growth the FTSE was able to crawl out of the red on Wednesday. The return of Brexit concerns to the forefront of investors’ minds – inspired by...

Two high-level court cases involving close associates of President Donald Trump which came to a resolution last night are injecting fresh uncertainty into the US markets and are spilling over into...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The DAX continues to put pressure on the resistance band 12,400/12,500 as the rally from the 12,120 August low moves into its fifth day. Although the rally has not been a...

EuropeThe FTSE 100 is underperforming its continental counterparts as a decline in consumer and mining stocks is holding the British equity benchmark back. Dealers are optimistic about the trade talks...

While the eurozone indices shock off their initial dollar-inspired sluggishness, the FTSE couldn’t reverse its early fall as Tuesday went on.Losses from BHP Billiton (LON:BLT), Rio Tinto...