Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Midday Market CommentThere wasn’t much going on in the macro-sense this Thursday, with the focus instead on the latest dispatches from the UK retail war – and most of them were pretty...

That was a great reaction at the 7755 shorting area we entered yesterday, helped by China saying that their officials had recommended halting purchases of U.S. bonds, since denied/branded fake news.We...

Morning Market CommentIt was another retail-heavy morning for the UK markets, with both Tesco (LON:TSCO) and Marks & Spencer (LON:MKS) reporting their post-Christmas results. Neither...

Afternoon Market CommentAfter a bit of a lunchtime wobble the FTSE is on track for yet another record close, with the index boosted by Brent Crude’s continued recovery and a slide from...

Stock of the day: JD Sports Fashion PLCThe sports-fashion firm packed a lot into 2017. The first few months of the year saw the stock soar to all-time highs of £4.60, only for it to plunge back...

The FTSE 100 has reached another record higher this morning as financial and retail stocks are in demand. RBS (LON:RBS) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to overweight from equal-weight and...

Morning Market Commentary: FTSE hits fresh highs, Sainsbury’s raises full year profit guidance despite Argos growing pains The FTSE continued to shuffle, rather than soar, to a fresh all-time...

EuropeStock markets in Europe are heading for a strong finish, and the FTSE 100 could close the session at a record high. The London market has been helped along by the supermarkets as Marks and...

It’s (still) all about pricesMorrisons’ update casts only a slightly better light over all-important Christmas retailing after a clutch of disappointing releases in recent weeks, as...

The FTSE 100 is higher by around 20 points on the day with the benchmark attempting to make another break to the upside and trading within striking distance of its all-time high. The index has been...

European stocks are higher on the session as the broadly bullish theme across the Continent continues. With recent record-highs on the FTSE 100 and multi-month highs on the DAX and CAC 40, the bulls...

The global stock rally on the markets cooled yesterday with the FTSE 100 and Dow Jones sinking as attention shifts to corporate earnings season. The FTSE 100 failed to break above the 7728 level and...

Once again the FTSE is flirting with a fresh all-time high, and once again it appears to lack the momentum to truly break through and provide a sequel to its end of 2017 rally. Admittedly the index...

European Indexes Analysis - FTSE100, DAX and CAC40In this article, we going to analyze FTSE100, DAX30 and CAC40, the main indexes in the European market. These indexes have been following a strong...