Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

EuropeThe FTSE 100 is being held back by the commodity related companies, as the rest of Europe has a strong session. The London equity benchmark has a relatively high exposure to the commodities...

The collapse of construction giant Carillion (LON:CLLN) was always likely to be used as a political football, particularly given its role in providing public services and infrastructure, along with...

Despite a string of sharp movements lower across the year, 2017 wasn’t too bad for Burberry (LON:BRBY). Opening at £14.96 the stock managed to climb to a closing price of £17.97,...

With the US markets closed yesterday the FTSE 100 was fairly flat, with the big news being Carillion (LON:CLLN) going into liquidation with far reaching repercussions for lots of smaller companies....

European equity markets are edging higher this morning as traders remain optimistic. This mood in this part of the world isn’t as upbeat as that in the US, but it isn’t far off it. Shares...

The FTSE 100 did not make a new high yesterday, the action was sideways. The index is rallying back to the top this morning, we can’t rule out a new high but the pattern appears to be complete....

Can Royal Mail justify its recent rally when it reveals its Christmas performance on Thursday?For the first 10 months of the year, 2017 was shaping up to be another ugly one for the British...

Friday saw the FTSE 100 hit the 7793 level then drop off a little bit from there. However, the bulls continue to hold all the cards, fuelled by the unrelenting bullishness in the US stock markets. To...

European markets have got off to a quiet start despite a positive Asia session which saw the Nikkei 225 hit another 26 year high, despite a Japanese yen which is trading at its best levels since...

Will Primark owner Associated British Foods have benefited from its peers’ problems when it reveals its Q1 results next Thursday?After a disappointing 2016 it looks like ABF had turned things...

The FTSE 100 is still on a bullish run as the index eked out another record-high this morning, although it only fractionally higher. The mining sector is a mixed bag even though China revealed some...

There were a few bears yesterday morning at the 7760 shorting level for a quick run down to 7735, but as is the way the bulls bought it's back up again and the US continued to be bullish too.Oil rose...

Growing festive UK sales at 1.9% an underlying rate is not an abject failure, for Tesco (LON:TSCO). But with the market on tenterhooks after sub-par trading at other high profile retailers, a share...

After shrugging of a quick swoon lower following reports that China planned to stop its purchases of US Treasuries, the FTSE 100 ended Wednesday at another all-time high and this morning’s trade...