Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

The European indices continued to chug along quite nicely this Monday morning, with a flurry of data out of the eurozone keeping spirits high. As ever the FTSE was a bit of a laggard, failing to match...

Will Wednesday’s Q3 trading update reveal a fecund festive period for Sainsbury’s?2017 wasn’t a vintage year for the ‘Big Four’ supermarket. Though it was on a broad...

Equity markets in Europe are in positive territory this morning as the bullish sentiment in still strong. The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 have hit new all-time highs and we have seen multi-month highs on...

Friday worked out well with the short managing to pretty much catch the high, though the bulls are still in control and pull backs are shallow.Overnight we have seen the FTSE 100 futures reach a high...

While the week promises to be a busy one for the UK’s retailers – with a slew of post-Christmas updates from the likes of Morrisons (LON:MRW), Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY), Tesco (LON:TSCO),...

Though slower than at the morning’s peak, Friday’s afternoon session looks set to ensure the first week of 2018 is a doozy. Predictably the Dow Jones opened at yet another record high,...

It looks like the first week of 2018 is going to end on a high, with the European indices in a very good mood ahead of a promising US session. After a slow open the FTSE decided to follow the lead of...

European equity markets are driving higher this morning as the investor sentiment around the globe is running high. Traders will be waiting for the non-farm payrolls report from the US at...

While the eurozone indices continued their stellar start to 2018, the FTSE struggled to match their New Year enthusiasm. Now, the UK index isn’t doing poorly by any means; and unlike its German...

European equity market are higher this morning as the feel good factor in global equities is still doing the rounds. Last night, the Federal Reserve minutes revealed that US central bankers are...

Where will Marks & Spencer fall on the Next (LON:NXT) to Debenhams (LON:DEB) spectrum of post-Christmas reports next Thursday?There were signs in the first half of 2017 that things may be turning...

The FTSE 100 managed to push through the 7673 resistance level yesterday, helped by cable dropping off the 136 resistance level and the US bulls displaying a show of force, with the S&P finally...

Debenhams Gives Retail Sector Reality Check With Post-Xmas Profit Warning The FTSE wasn’t the best index this Thursday – however, after nudging up by 0.1% it’s only 20 points away...

Japanese stocks strike 26 year highJapanese stocks returned from holiday trading with a bang. The Topix index struck a 26 year, tracking the optimism that’s seen Wall Street close at record...