Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

After Monday’s price action, you'd be excused to think that today would have been a 'risk-on' day. After all, the major stock averages ended Monday with relatively large green candles and there...

The FTSE climbed steadily across the course of the day, helped northwards by commodity stocks as China, the world’s largest consumer of metals promised not to start a currency war.The improved...

The markets held on to Tuesday’s rebound, the lack of trade war-stirring allowing for a green, if fairly dull, session. The Dow Jones jumped 80 points after the bell – short of the...

Stock markets in Europe have bounced back after a potential political crisis was averted in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel has reached an agreement with Horst Seehofer, the interior minister,...

Can Topps Tiles fill in its cracks with some Q3 sealant on Wednesday?Things had been initially looking very good for the tiles retailer, with the stock shooting higher in January following news of a...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The bulls would have been worried at the open yesterday, but their reaction in the past 24 hours has been impressive. Although the market ended by closing lower on the session,...

Despite another rough Asian session, with the Shanghai Composite at a 28 month nadir and the yuan near a one year low against the dollar as Donald Trump showed little regret for his market-worrying...

While trading improved as the day went on, the markets were in no way chipper, the US open extending another bleak start to a week. Falling 120 points after the bell – not as bad as the 200...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The market has become increasingly choppy in recent sessions as newsflow has driven daily moves both higher and lower, however technically the outlook remains...

Stock of the day – Purplebricks Group PLCAfter a decent start, with the stock spiking to a 6 month peak of £4.96 at the start of February, the online estate agent has struggled somewhat....

Germany's political strife and Canada tariffs hit equities As the weeks gets under way stock markets across Europe are heading lower as Germany’s coalition government is hanging in a precarious...

Stock markets in Europe are taking their cues from the positive session in Asia overnight. Some of the fears regarding a possible trade war have slipped away and investors are snapping up relatively...

European markets higher on acquisition and tender newsThe focus on European markets shifted this morning to major acquisitions, share buy backs from Swiss drug maker Novartis (LON:0QLRs) and in the...

DAX Xetra (cash index)After another day where the selling pressure resumed yesterday, an early rebound again gives the bulls a decision to make. Is this a near term rebound that can be sustainable, or...