The DAX 40 shone amid broadly mixed stocks in Europe on Monday, in the aftermath of Germany's election result, while London's FTSE 100 remained subdued. The FTSE 100 index closed down just 0.39 of a point at 8,658.98. The FTSE 250 ended down 129.50 points, 0.6%, at 20,484.39, while the AIM All-Share closed down 7.14 points, 1.0%, at 710.88. The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.1% at 866.11, the Cboe UK...

European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com (TKWY:AMS) saw its shares jump 53% after agreeing a €4.2 billion takeover by Dutch technology investor Prosus (PRX:AMS) pitched at €20.3 per share in cash. The proposed takeover, which has the unanimous backing of management, represents a 63% premium to Just Eat's prior closing price. In early trading the shares were trading at fresh two-ye...

The FTSE 100 was up a notch, while the CAC 40 in Paris was down mildly and the DAX 40 in Frankfurt was up comfortably following the German federal election. Meanwhile across Europe, eurozone consumer price inflation picked up last month, numbers from Eurostat confirmed. The euro area consumer price inflation rate accelerated to 2.5% year-on-year in January, from 2.4% in December, in line with t...

B&M European Value Retail's (BME) stock plunged 8% to a five-year low of 268p after the struggling discounter delivered another profit warning and announced that Alex Russo will retire as CEO at the end of April. Russo appears to have carried the can for the variety retailer's latest earnings downgrade, one pinned on weak current trading, an 'uncertain economic outlook' and the potential impact...

The FTSE 100 in London and the CAC 40 in Paris opened lower on Monday morning, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt was up a bit after the centre-right conservative party in Germany won the federal election. The FTSE 100 index opened down 2.07 points at 8,657.30. The FTSE 250 was up 3.54 points at 20,617.43, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.70 points, 0.1%, at 717.32. The Cboe UK 100 was down at 866.7...

London's FTSE 100 ended little changed on Friday as strong UK retail sales lifted sentiment, while weak US business activity data and falling consumer confidence pressured Wall Street. The FTSE 100 index closed down just 3.60 points at 8,659.37. The FTSE 250 ended up just 1.12 points at 20,613.89, while the AIM All-Share closed up 1.48 points, 0.2%, at 718.02. For the week, the FTSE 100 was dow...

Shares in Alibaba (BABA:NYSE) gained over 8% to $135.97 in New York trading after China's biggest online retail platform reported its fastest pace of revenue growth in more than a year. The company reported better-than-anticipated revenue of $4.3 billion in cloud service and $13.8 billion in e-commerce for the third quarter, while international commerce sales - driven by marketplaces such as Al...

London's FTSE 100 held steady on Friday as strong retail sales lifted sentiment, while UK borrowing concerns and mixed data capped gains. European markets were cautious ahead of Germany's upcoming election. The FTSE 100 index rose 9.70 points, 0.1%, at 8,672.67. The FTSE 250 jumped 170.56 points, 0.8%, at 20,783.33, and the AIM All-Share climbed 4.17 points, 0.6%, at 720.71. The Cboe UK 100 ros...

Standard Chartered (STAN) topped the FTSE 100 in early dealings, the shares climbing 5% to a five-year high of £11.96 after the Asia, Africa and Middle East-focused bank delivered forecast-beating fourth-quarter earnings. In a show of confidence, the lender also launched a further US$1.5 billion buyback, bigger than the $1.1 billion consensus was calling for, as CEO Bill Winters insisted his c...

We sense a degree of trepidation creeping into US markets as, despite a renewed bout of buying of technology stocks, the indices don't seem to be able to make headway. The S&P 500 index for example inched up to a new high this week of 6,144 - just 25 points or 0.4% above its previous high a month ago - but was immediately pulled lower by disappointing earnings from key stocks. US brokers JPMorg...

London's FTSE 100 was flat on Friday morning in dull trade, typifying a difficult week for the index, though Standard Chartered shone. It was a better day in Asia, however, with Hong Kong-listed tech shares jumping. Alibaba jumped 15%, while Tencent also joined in on the fun, adding 6.2%. The wider Hang Seng Index jumped 4.0%. The FTSE 100 index fell just 0.09 of a point at 8,662.88. It is down...

The FTSE 100 closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by ex-dividend stocks like AstraZeneca and BP, while a sell-off in US markets and reports of planned US defence cuts hit sentiment. The FTSE 100 index closed down 49.56 points, 0.6%, at 8,662.97. The large-cap benchmark was hit by the likes of AstraZeneca and BP, who traded lower as shares went ex-dividend. The FTSE 250 ended down 95.02 points...

London's FTSE 100 was the laggard in Europe on Thursday afternoon, while stocks in New York are called to open lower, with annual numbers from Walmart underwhelming. The FTSE 100 index fell 29.72 points, 0.3%, at 8,682.81. The large-cap benchmark was hurt by the likes of AstraZeneca and BP, who traded lower as shares went ex-dividend. The FTSE 250 rose 28.93 points, 0.1%, at 20,736.72, and the...