An increasingly tense geopolitical backdrop knocked European stocks on Tuesday, while the pound continued to struggle ahead of Wednesday's UK inflation print. The FTSE 100 index ended down 10.30 points, 0.1%, at 8,099.02. The FTSE 250 rose 32.21 points, 0.2%, at 20,427.62, and the AIM All-Share faded 3.32 points, 0.5%, at 724.23. The Cboe UK 100 ended flat at 814.55, the Cboe UK 250 rose 0.1% t...

Stock prices in London were in the red at midday Tuesday as eurozone consumer prices were confirmed to have risen as expected in October, while global geopolitical tensions rose. Ukraine is utilising its new ability to hit Russia with US missiles, reportedly prompting stocks to fall as investors lose their appetites for risk. Investors are also starting to scale back expectations for interest r...

Unloved cosmetics company Revolution Beauty (REVB:AIM) swung from pre-tax profits of £400,000 to a £10.9 million loss after a one-off stock provision during a transitional half to August 2024. Why then, did shares in the beauty retailer rise 2% to 13.9p today (19 November)? Well, the company highlighted encouraging progress in its underlying profitability driven by cost savings and margin gai...

Shares in Imperial Brands (IMB) climbed 2% to £24.48 in morning trading as the multi-national tobacco company reported a robust set of full-year results despite a big push by governments to curb the number of people smoking and vaping. The FTSE 100 company, which owns several tobacco brands including Davidoff, West, Golden Virginia and JPS, said revenue was marginally lower at £32.4 billion f...

Computer servers maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI:NASDAQ) saw its share price surge overnight after it named BDO USA as its auditor and said it had submitted a plan to Nasdaq seeking more time to comply with listing rules. In a wild trading session, Super Micro shares jumped close to 30%. Pre-market data has them opening at $27.83 when US markets open later today. The Silicon Valley company sa...

The FTSE 100 on Tuesday morning outperformed its French and German peers, as investors await consumer price inflation data from the eurozone. The UK government is having a busy week. Downing Street has confirmed that the UK is set to relaunch trade talks with India, while ministers continue to face calls from farmers and opposition parties to scrap its changes to agricultural inheritance tax. T...

Stocks in London saw a mixed start to the week on Monday, as housebuilders and the property sector weighed on mid-caps, while rising commodity prices lifted large-caps. The FTSE 100 index rose 45.71 points, 0.6%, at 8,109.32. The FTSE 250 declined 81.23 points, 0.4%, at 20,395.41, and the AIM All-Share climbed 0.41 of a point, 0.1%, at 727.55. The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.5% at 814.60, the Cboe U...

Stocks in Europe were mixed on Monday midday amid more staffing announcements by incoming US president Donald Trump, while the gold price continued to climb. 'The FTSE 100 ticked higher on Monday, helped by a decent showing for resources and financial stocks,' commented AJ Bell's Russ Mould. Meanwhile in Europe, the eurozone's trade surplus with the rest of the world grew significantly in Septe...

Pascal Soriot, CEO of pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca (AZN) has bought 20,000 shares at £102 for a total value of £2.04 million on 15 November. Soriot's purchase comes after the pharmaceutical giant delivered earnings ahead of consensus forecasts and raised its outlook on 14 November. Over the past two months the company's shares have fallen by around 16% after recording an all-time high at t...

Aerospace components maker Melrose Industries (MRO) defied the malaise in the sector caused by supply shortages after confirming full year- year profit expectations on increased demand for aftermarket parts and services. Investors welcomed the resilient performance by marking the shares up 7% to a new four month high of 521p, reducing the year-to-date loss to 7% against a 5% gain for the blue-c...

London-based scientific instrument specialist Judges (JDG:AIM) lowered its earnings guidance for a second time this year after what it called a 'disappointing trading performance' heading into the end of 2024. The shares initially fell as much as £19 or 18.5% to £83.52, making them the worst performers in the AIM 100 index, before recovering to trade £14.58 or 14% lower at £87.91 by mid-mor...

Stock prices in Europe were in the green on Monday morning including all UK stocks, as the energy price cap in Great Britain is now expected to rise in January, as opposed to fall. Meanwhile, Swissquote's Ipek Ozkardeskaya commented: 'US retail sales and the inflation data came in higher than expected last week, and the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the US economy is strong enou...

Stocks in London edged lower on Friday, while equities in New York dropped in early trade following some hawkish comments from the chair of the US Federal Reserve. The FTSE 100 index lost 7.58 points, 0.1%, at 8,063.61. The FTSE 250 declined 46.17 points, 0.2%, at 20,476.64, and the AIM All-Share gave back 2.24 points, 0.3%, at 727.14. For the week, the FTSE 100 slipped 0.1%, the FTSE 250 decli...