Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Compared to previous years, 2017 has been a fairly steady one for the UK banking sector despite rising concerns about a rise in consumer credit; the effect of low interest rates; as well as the...

Technology has been the most consensus, as well as the one of the best-performing trades of 2017. That combination is making investors nervous going into year-end and they are taking profits. After...

The FTSE 100 is in positive territory as the pound is being punished for the lack of political progress on the Brexit talks. The British equity benchmark has a relatively high level of overseas...

Well the FTSE was certainly in its own little world yesterday as expected, though the lower support levels held for a few points from the long. However, the bulls never really got going, and indeed...

Can Ferguson – the new name of the rebranded Wolseley – maintain its recent highs after it reveals its first quarter update on Tuesday?For much of 2017 Ferguson has looked pretty tired....

Friday saw some pretty wild swings with the tax bill finally passing, after markets had declined on more political uncertainty in the US, with Trump/Russia etc still hanging in the air. US markets...

For much of the year Berkeley Group has been on a bit of a tear, climbing from a starting price of £28.31 in January to an all-time high of £40 in late October. Since then, however, the...

The London mining sector is mixed today as the Caixin survey of Chinese manufacturing fell to 50.8 in November, down from 51 in October – traders were expecting a reading of 50.9. The report...

Sterling levelled up against the euro this Thursday, while the FTSE was rescued by an oil-sector reversal. The pound is continuing to dine out on the signs of Brexit progress, with yesterday’s...

The FTSE 100 is in the red as the push higher in the pound is hurting the British equity benchmark. The Social Democrats in Germany are to meet with Angel Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union,...

Today I am looking at shorting a possible rally up to the 7411 area and then see if we get a run down to 7352 or lower. Below here the 7336 fib level might hold as support, with 7300 below that. With...

Two stock marketsThe familiar FTSE 100/sterling correlation was in full effect on Tuesday, with relatively unusual divergence between London’s ‘two stock markets’—large-caps...

The Dow Jones continued to romp higher this Wednesday, crossing the 23900 for the first time in its history as the bell rang on Wall Street. After a relatively sluggish few weeks the Dow has burst...

Will investors be willing to buy a Stagecoach ticket following next Wednesday’s half year results?The transport company has been on a one way journey in 2017. From an opening price of...