At the close: FTSE 100 closes flat after regaining ground from early losses, oil price pulls back after failed Doha talks April 18, 2016 UK equities closed slightly higher today, regaining ground from losses at the open. A late recovery in the oil price and metals gave a boost to commodity stocks. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index finished 0.2 per cent higher at 6,353.52 points, bouncing from a low of 6,261.71 shortly after the open as investors feared equity would follow [...]
At the close: FTSE pushed higher by banks and miners, as Tesco and Premier Foods fall April 13, 2016 Banks and miners moved the FTSE 100 higher today as data from China reassured investors over growth in the world’s second largest economy, adding more than 100 points to the index’s rise. The FTSE 100 ended the day at its highest for four months at 6,362.89 points, up 120.50 points, or 1.9 per cent. Tesco shed [...]
Markets in Peru climb higher as free-market candidates move on to election second round April 11, 2016 Peru's markets have recorded their sharpest jump since 2008 after voting results showed two free-market candidates have moved on to the second round of presidential elections. In early afternoon trading the Peru General Index was up more than eight per cent, falling back from highs of over 10 per cent in earlier trading. The Peruvian sol currency added 2.68 per cent [...]
Copper records worst price fall since January April 10, 2016 Concerns are rising over the outlook for metal prices after copper last week recorded its biggest weekly loss since January due to fears demand in China will fail to return. The slip has hurt miners bottom lines in recent months. Rising stockpiles of metal at exchanges have added to worries, compounding the impact of souring [...]
FTSE 100 closes at a new 2016 high after commodities rally April 8, 2016 The FTSE 100 caught the Friday feeling today, closing at a high for the year after bouncing off some upbeat commodities stocks. The bluechip index clocked out for the week at 6,204, up 1.1 per cent and its highest close since jolly New Year's Eve traders-cum-revellers saw it hit 6,242 on the final day of last [...]
Glencore share price falls after sale of agriculture stake disappoints April 6, 2016 Glencore shares fell today, after investors were left disappointed by the commodities miner and trader's sale of a minority stake its agriculture arm to Canada's largest pension fund. Glencore today confirmed it had sold a 40 per cent stake in its agriculture division to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for $2.5bn (£1.8bn). The Swiss group's shares had popped at the [...]
Fed chair Janet Yellen interest rate comments send mining shares soaring March 30, 2016 US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's dovish coos over future interest rates rises helped send London-listed miners higher today. Yesterday Yellen said that the Fed will "proceed cautiously" when deciding their policy actions in the coming months. Metal prices are slightly down today, however Yellen's comments weakened the greenback making dollar-priced commodities cheaper for holders of foreign currencies. The [...]
Market close: FTSE holds steady, but Glencore leads the commodities sector down March 29, 2016 The FTSE 100 clocked a so-so first day back in the office after Easter, remaining unchanged at 6,105. However, there was more than just leftover Easter eggs for traders to sink their teeth into. Commodities giants were left bruised after a note from Barclays warned that the sector could be in for a fresh rout. [...]
These are the 15 companies more powerful than most countries: Walmart, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Apple and Glencore top the list by Foreign Policy March 21, 2016 We live in a world of multinational corporations – effectively "stateless" companies that select where they are domiciled based on tax laws, red tape and ease of carrying out business. Some of the biggest companies in the world now employ more people than entire populations of countries – others have higher revenues than major world [...]
FTSE 100 opens higher as Brent crude oil price rallies March 17, 2016 Markets opened cautiously higher this morning, as investors cheered a decision by the Federal Reserve's Open Markets Committee to hold interest rates – and oil rallied. The FTSE 100 crept up 0.62 per cent, to 6,212 points, pushed up by miners again. Anglo American jumped 9.8 per cent to 541.1p, while Glencore rose 7.6 per cent to 155.4p [...]