FTSE 100 gains £60bn in one day as investors regain confidence August 27, 2015 It's been a rollercoaster of a week for the FTSE 100. Having lost £72bn on Monday, won half of it back on Tuesday and then suffered losses again on Wednesday, the direction the blue-chip index would head in next seemed far from certain. Read more: Emerging Market stocks and currencies rally on doubts of a [...]
US markets rise but FTSE 100 closes lower as China uncertainty continues August 27, 2015 After a tumultuous session of trading yesterday during which traders on both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones showed optimism until mass selloffs in the the final minutes of trading, both indices opened higher today, with the S&P rising 1.3 per cent per cent in early trading, while the Dow rose 1.8 per cent. [...]
Better start for the FTSE 100 after Asia rally as Shanghai shares soar August 27, 2015 Are things finally calming down on the markets? The FTSE 100 opened almost two per cent higher, taking heart from a rally in Asia, where the Nikkei closed one per cent higher, the Hang Seng closed three per cent higher – and Chinese markets leaped, with the Shanghai Composite gaining more than five per cent [...]
China fears hit again to push FTSE back down – London Report August 27, 2015 DESPITE rallying from China-related fears on Tuesday, the UK’s top share index sank yesterday, ending up not far from its lowest closing levels since the end of 2012. Data showing an unexpected pick-up in UK retail sales and an increase in mortgage approvals offered encouraging signals on the domestic economy but failed to stem selling. [...]
FTSE buoyant as China reassures global investors – London Report August 26, 2015 AFTER China cut interest rates to calm markets, Britain’s top share index posted its biggest one-day rise since 2011 yesterday, following turbulence that has rocked equities globally. The FTSE 100 rebounded, rising 182.47 points, or 3.1 per cent, to 6,081.34 points by the close after dropping to its lowest level since 2012 in the previous [...]
FTSE 100 has biggest one-day rise in four years August 25, 2015 The FTSE 100 closed three per cent higher today at 6,081, as China's decision to cut a key interest rate restored confidence in UK investors. Read more: FTSE 100, Dax and Cac rise as hangover sets in after China stock market crash The People's Bank Of China announced this morning that it was going [...]
FTSE 100, Dax and Cac rise as hangover sets in after China stock market crash August 25, 2015 After making its worst losses since 2003 yesterday, the FTSE rose almost three per cent per cent in mid-morning trading, nudging back above 6,000. Meanwhile, the Dax rose 3.2 per cent and the Cac rose 3.1 per cent, suggesting that while European markets were nursing a hangover, the worst may be over. The rebound followed [...]
Black Monday: Billions wiped off FTSE 100 as it falls below 6,000 after China shock August 24, 2015 The FTSE 100 fell below the psychologically significant 6,000 mark this afternoon for the first time since 2012, after stocks in China closed more than eight per cent lower. The market dipped below 5,900 points, more than five per cent lower, at lunchtime, its lowest point this year. Meanwhile, Germany's Dax fell 4.5 per cent and [...]
RSA becomes the only riser on the FTSE as deadline looms for Zurich bid August 24, 2015 RSA became the only riser on the FTSE 100 as the deadline for a bid by rival Zurich loomed. With the cutoff for Zurich to announce its intention to buy the British insurer due at 5pm tomorrow, shares rose 1.5 per cent to 499p in lunchtime trading. If it does not make a formal bid [...]
Chaos on European markets as FTSE 100 tumbles, while S&P 500 crashes below 2,000 points August 21, 2015 The FTSE 100 clocked its biggest weekly loss this year, falling 2.8 per cent to 6,187.6 points, while US markets were equally hit, with the S&P 500 crashing below 2,000 for the first time since February. Meanwhile, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 closed down three per cent, its worst one-day fall since October. Britain's top share [...]