FTSE 100 and Wall Street chase record highs as vaccine hopes boost markets December 1, 2020 The FTSE 100 logged its best session in three weeks today while Wall Street hit record highs as markets continue to ride a wave of vaccine optimism. The blue-chip bourse closed up 1.9 per cent, while the FTSE 250 midcap index rose by 2.6 per cent. It comes after the FTSE recording its biggest gain [...]
S&P Global agrees $44bn mega-deal for IHS Markit November 30, 2020 S&P Global has agreed a $44bn (£33bn) deal to buy data firm IHS Markit in a move that will create a new financial services giant.
Is Opec+ fraying at the edges? November 30, 2020 As the Opec summit gets underway in Vienna, there are signs that the consensus about overproduction levels may be fading. The UAE and other major producers have indicated frustration at the current state of production. They see Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the world’s largest producers, determining energy policy bilaterally, apart from the rest [...]
Gold miner Petropavlovsk appoints new chief exec November 30, 2020 Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk has today appointed Denis Alexandrov as its new chief executive, months after clearing out its former top team. Alexandrov, who will join the firm on 1 December, will take over from Maxim Meshcheryakov, who has been the FTSE 250 firm’s acting chief exec since August. From January 2016 to this year, [...]
Global Britain: should the dramatic shift in ownership of the UK stock market be feared or cheered? November 30, 2020 | City Talk How global will Britain be in future? This is a question that polarises opinion. But while the UK still needs to define its place in a post-Brexit world, its financial markets have never been more populated with foreigners. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, more than half of the UK stock market is [...]
FTSE 100 remains on track for best month in 30 years November 30, 2020 The FTSE 100 reversed early losses this morning to remain well on track for one of the best months in its history in November. London’s premier index gained 0.4 per cent this morning, meaning it is is set for a monthly gain of over 13 per cent – its best in 31 years. JD Sports [...]
Before the bell: Equity sentiment slips while all eyes are on OPEC November 30, 2020 Equity markets had a positive run last week on the back of more progress being made with respect to developing a Covid-10 vaccine. In addition to that traders are more optimistic that President Trump will leave office quietly in January. The main story of the week was that the drug being developed by AstraZeneca and [...]
FTSE 100 heads for second-best month on record but still lags peers November 28, 2020 Britain’s FTSE 100 stock index is on track for its second-best month in history as optimism about vaccines boosts unloved sectors such as financials and industrials that dominate the UK corporate landscape. Yet the index is still well behind its global peers this year. Despite US markets and global stocks hitting record highs, the UK [...]
US stocks hit all-time high but FTSE 100 lags November 27, 2020 US stock markets hit fresh all-time highs despite the thin post-thanksgiving trading, while the FTSE 100 lagged behind amid worries about Brexit and the economy. Wall Street’s S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent in the early part of the session. The Dow Jones climbed 0.2 per cent while the Nasdaq jumped 0.9 per cent. All [...]
Before the bell: Volatility remains low post-Thanksgiving November 27, 2020 It was a subdued session yesterday as the US celebrated Thanksgiving and in turn the US stock market was closed. Dealers in the rest of the world largely sat on their hands while their US-based counterparts enjoyed their turkey. It was a quiet day in terms of news flow and there was little appetite for [...]