^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 7,471.32 |
| Open | 7,471.32 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 7,437.87 - 7,475.91 |
| 52-week range | 6,536.50 - 7,903.50 |
| Avg. volume | 682,220,282 |
- FX Empire•13 hours ago
Futures Rise On Data, Global Equities Mixed, Trade Deal Draws Near
Mixed data weighs on markets while earnings are in focus.
Bloomberg•17 hours agoGlory Days Are Over for European Stocks in 2019, Strategists Say
According to the average response in a Bloomberg poll, the Stoxx Europe 600 Index is likely to fall 8.9 percent from Wednesday’s close, to 355 points, by the end of 2019. The Euro Stoxx 50 Index, home of the euro-area’s biggest companies, is seen retreating 6.4 percent from current levels, to 3,255, the survey shows. The region’s equities are being torn between conflicting signals: optimism over global growth has helped boost the value of the Stoxx 600 by about $1.7 trillion from its December lows, while outflows from European equity funds continue almost non-stop.
FX Empire•2 days agoMarkets Brace For Earnings, Optimism Is Fading, Slower Growth Confirmed
Chinese GDP is better than expected but did little to fuel optimism for future earnings growth.
Associated Press•3 days agoAsian shares mixed after lackluster Wall Street session
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia in mostly narrow trading in the absence of any major market-driving news.
- FX Empire•5 days ago
The Week Ahead – Stats and Earnings to Drive the Majors
In a shortened week ahead, economic data and earnings will be the key drivers. Stats will need to really impress to shift sentiment towards FED policy.
- FX Empire•6 days ago
The Weekly Wrap – Brexit, Earnings, Monetary Policy, and Stats Drove Risk Appetite
It was a big week for the majors, with risk appetite finding its feet following better than expected earnings and stats at the end of the week.
FX Empire•7 days agoEarnings Blow Past Expectations, Equities Edge Higher, Fear Of Recession Evaporates
Earnings season has begun and so far the results are much better than expected.
- FX Empire•8 days ago
Investing in Champions as Quarter Finals Start
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world that has won the hearts of millions of men (and women are not indifferent to it as well). Although I am not a passionate football fan, I try to keep track of developments in the field. All the more so, because the quarter-finals of the Champions League started.
- FX Empire•8 days ago
Trade Hopes Lift Stocks, Brexit Deadline Extended, Chinese Inflation At 5 Month High
Trade hopes continue to support stocks while traders wait on the final deal, and the start of earnings season on Friday.
- Financial Times•8 days ago
Investors flee UK stock funds on Brexit worries
Unease over Brexit has sent investors fleeing from UK stock funds for a fourth consecutive week, bringing the total drained from such funds to nearly $25bn since the 2016 vote on leaving the EU. Investors withdrew $304.5m from funds that invest in UK shares for the week ending Wednesday, extending the total for the year past $1bn and to $24.8bn since the vote three years ago, according to EPFR Global data. “The continued uncertainty and a cloudy road map on Brexit and what it will mean for trade relationships and corporate earnings are leading to outflows,” said David Donabedian, chief investment officer of CIBC US Private Wealth Management.
- Financial Times•8 days ago
The London Report: Travel stocks take off after Brexit extension
Airlines and travel stocks were the FTSE 100’s top performers on hopes that the six-month Brexit deadline delay would take some of the risk off summer season bookings. EasyJet , Tui , Thomas Cook and British ...
- FX Empire•9 days ago
It’s Emergency Brexit Summit Day. No Surprises Are Anticipated…
Will EU member states support the 2nd extension or is the Pound in for one last Brexit shock?
FX Empire•10 days agoEarnings And Data In Focus, Trade Tensions Rise In EU, Asia Flat But Traders Optimistic
Earnings and data are on tap and trade tensions rise but markets remain optimistic.
- Financial Times•10 days ago
Why global investors are steering clear of Brexit-battered stocks
On the face of it, UK equity prices hammered down by concerns over Brexit present a real bargain for overseas investors. Stock prices in the UK have risen about 5 per cent in dollar terms since the 2016 Brexit referendum, hugely underperforming the S&P 500’s near-40 per cent gain.
- FX Empire•11 days ago
Earnings Season Begins, Equities Markets Mixed, Trade Hopes Take Back Seat
The 1st Quarter 2019 earnings season begins and the market is cautious.
- FX Empire•12 days ago
The Week Ahead – Brexit, the ECB, the FED and the Stats are in Focus
It’s a big week ahead for the Pound. Will Britain leave the EU with a deal, without a deal or extend? Trade talk and stats will also be in focus.
- FX Empire•13 days ago
The Weekly Wrap – Brexit, Stats and Trade Drive Demand for Riskier Assets
It was a hectic week for the global financial markets. Progress on trade talks was positive, while the influence of Brexit and the stats were mixed.
Associated Press•13 days agoJobs rebound drives US stocks higher for another weekly gain
Wall Street closed out another solid week of gains Friday as the stock market hit its longest winning streak in a year and a half. Health care, energy and technology companies accounted for much of the broad rally, which extended the S&P 500's consecutive run of gains to seven days. Small company stocks did better than the rest of the market.
Bloomberg•13 days agoValue or Value Trap? Brexit Cliffhanger Puts U.K. Stocks Back on Edge
Domestic names recovered earlier this year as investors drawn to their cheap valuations also judged the risk of a no-deal Brexit to be receding. Recently, they’ve taken a beating again, as the proposed deal’s third failure fueled growing confusion over the country’s political and economic outlook even as data remained resilient. While a no-deal divorce is still a fringe case for markets, it remains the default outcome, if neither an extension nor May’s deal is passed.
FX Empire•14 days agoLabor Leads Market Higher, Trade Hopes Stoked, A New Consensus Has Been Reached
The U.S. labor data was stronger than expected and helped lift stocks in early Friday trading.
- Financial Times•14 days ago
Gambling group GVC posts double-digit online growth
Gambling group GVC said it had achieved double-digit online growth in the first quarter as it sought to offset the slowdown in its retail business. last year but its share price has been slipping in recent months as it faces tighter regulation in the UK market, including a cut to the maximum stake permitted on fixed-odds betting terminals, which was imposed last week. To boost its revenues, GVC has been looking to expand online and in the US where it signed a joint venture with MGM Resorts in July to provide a sportsbook and online gaming to the nascent US sports betting market.
- Financial Times•14 days ago
Beyond Brexit: what it means for your wealth
As the original March 29 date for the UK’s departure from the EU came and went, politicians have battled without pause over the nature of the country’s divorce from the bloc. Advisers report some clients had postponed such decision-making until after “Brexit Day”, only to find the picture is no clearer.
FX Empire•15 days agoTrade Hope Nearing A Peak, Italy Will Cut Its Forecast, Markets Waiting For News
Trade news lifts stocks but markets are cautious, an uptick in data helps support the market.
