Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Shares in Marks and Spencer (LON:MKS) are higher today as the headline profit figure topped analysts’ estimates. Full-year underlying pre-tax profits fell by 5.4% to £580.9 million, while...

FTSE to 8000?A weaker pound, a further easing of tensions between US and China and stronger commodity prices encouraged the FTSE to continue its steady rise towards its 8000 target. Now just 100...

Despite a negative US open for the Dow Jones, the erasure of most of the pound’s morning rebound helped propel the FTSE to a fresh all-time high. The Dow slunk back under 25000 this Tuesday,...

Mark Zuckerberg will head to Brussels today for the European leg of his apology tour. A live streamed event in which MEP’s will question the Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) CEO on anything from the...

Market-wise 2017 was truly fantastic for Wizz. Its stock price more than doubled across the 12 months, rising from £17.92 at the start of January to £36.82 by December’s close. Since...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The outlook remains strong as the market consolidates the breakout above 13,000. The trend channel continues to pull the market higher with a run of higher lows as consolidations...

It seems the market’s chunky relief rally following the latest US/China trade developments – namely that the tariffs hikes from both sides are ‘on hold’ – was only good...

European markets got off to a fairly decent start to the week, helped by the de-escalation on trade between China and the US, though activity was subdued by the Whitsun bank holiday in Germany. Both...

Continuing the good vibes set off earlier in the session, the Dow Jones rocketed higher on Monday as investors processed Steven Mnuchin’s comments surrounding the long-brewing trade war between...

The FTSE's gains gathered pace this Monday, with investors starting to cast their gaze towards the heady heights of 8000. The UK index almost doubled its growth as the day went on, surging 0.9% to...

The FTSE 100 has reached a record high as the bullish run continues. European stocks have enjoyed a positive streak over the past two months, and the recent weakness in the pound in relation to the US...

A fantastic 2017, when the Robinsons and Tango-owner surged 42% across the year, left Britvic (LON:BVIC) in a very good position heading into 2018. And the company initially seemed to capitalise on...

The FTSE 100 started the week on a higher note, up 0.39% at 7,809.15, taking its cue from Asian stocks, which rallied after the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. trade war with China was...

There was wasn’t much to say about Friday afternoon’s trading, a sparsity of relevant data, and a lack of progress on the market’s key macro-preoccupations, leading to a rather...