Blue chips in London made a solid start to trading on Tuesday, reflecting gains elsewhere in Europe, boosted by well received updates from HSBC and Pearson. The FTSE 100 index opened up 23.39 points, 0.3%, at 8,309.01. The FTSE 250 was down 70.22 points, 0.3%, at 20,764.88, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.96 of a point, 0.1%, at 720.14. The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 832.16, the Cboe UK 250 f...

Stocks in London recovered to close Monday in the green, as all eyes look to the UK budget to come on Wednesday. The FTSE 100 index closed up 36.78 points, or 0.5%, at 8,285.62. The FTSE 250 ended up 15.19 points, or 0.1%, at 20,835.10, and the AIM All-Share closed down 0.2%, or 1.57 points, at 721.10. The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.5% at 830.25, the Cboe UK 250 closed up 0.3% at 18,385.28, and the...

Stocks in London trended lower on Monday, as oil majors retreated due to easing fears about Middle Eastern conflict, and car finance providers slumped further. The FTSE 100 index traded down 20.47 points, 0.3%, at 8,228.18. The FTSE 250 was 42.07 points lower, or 0.2%, at 20,778.66, and the AIM All-Share shed 3.15 points, 0.4%, at 719.52. The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.3% at 823.83, the Cboe UK 250...

Melanie Dickinson, chief people officer at tenpin bowling and mini-golf centre operator, Hollywood Bowl (BOWL) has sold 150,000 shares at 331p for a total value of £497,505 on 24 October. Dickinson now has 290,276 shares after the sale. Matthew Hart, chief marketing and technology officer, followed suit and sold 150,000 shares at 331p on the same day. Hart now has 602,171 shares after the sale...

Global fintech and trading platform Plus500 (PLUS) revealed continued strong trading in the third quarter as revenues and profit increased by 11% and 2% respectively. The company also reiterated full year expectations in line with raised guidance given at the half year results. The shares added 1% to £24.46 taking gains over the last 12-months to 71% compared with a 23% advance for the FTSE 25...

Investors in online travel booking platform Trainline (TRN) enjoyed an uplift in the firm's valuation after it raised its outlook for the year to next February for a second time thanks to increased economies of scale. The shares accelerated 37p or 11% to a new three-month high of 374p, topping the FTSE 250 mid-cap leader board. STRONG FIRST-HALF TRADING For the six months to the end of August,...

Blue chip stocks in the UK, France and Germany opened higher on Monday morning, but shares in London-listed oil majors BP and Shell fell alongside the price of Brent. The FTSE 100 index opened up 13.33 points, 0.2%, at 8,262.17. The FTSE 250 was up 89.53 points, 0.4%, at 20,909.44, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.81 points, 0.3%, at 724.48. The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 827.28, the Cboe UK 250...

Stocks in London closed lower on Friday, as a car finance probe weighed on the shares of Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays and Close Brothers. The FTSE 100 index closed down 19.13 points, 0.3%, at 8,248.84. The FTSE 250 ended up 29.36 points, or 0.1%, at 20,819.91, and the AIM All-Share lost 3.02 points, 0.4%, at 722.67. The Cboe UK 100 closed down 0.3% at 826.07 on Friday, the Cboe UK 250 ended d...

Stocks in London were mostly lower at Friday midday, while the FTSE 250 turned to the red after Close Brothers shares fell as it announced it will appeal a court judgement to the UK Supreme Court. The FTSE 100 index traded down 10.40 points, 0.1%, at 8,258.98. The FTSE 250 was down 15.67 points, or 0.1%, at 20,774.88, and the AIM All-Share shed 1.80 points, 0.3%, at 723.85. The Cboe UK 100 was...

Shares in GSK (GSK) are down by around a fifth since May 2024 and languish near 12-month lows despite management upgrading sales and profit guidance in the first and second quarters and recently (10 Oct) settling 93% of outstanding Zantac litigation cases. The biopharmaceutical giant cannot seem to shake off the poor sentiment which hangs like a cloud over the shares, but this also means the ba...

Hard-pressed online fashion group Boohoo (BOO:AIM) has given a robust response to Frasers' (FRAS) bid to install Mike Ashley as its new CEO, questioning whether putting the retail tycoon in charge would be in the interests of shareholders other than Frasers. Boohoo's bombed-out shares ticked up 1% to 29p as the retailer batted back Frasers' criticism of its recent refinancing and said it is pre...

There was a strong sense of dejà vu this morning as NatWest (NWG) published better-than-expected third-quarter results and raised its outlook, just as it did at the half-year stage three months ago. Once again, the shares responded positively, gaining 17p or 5% to 378.5p taking them to the top of the FTSE 100 leader board and their highest level since before the pandemic. HELP FROM HEDGES For...

The S&P 500 snapped a three-day losing streak over the past week as Tesla (TSLA:NASDAQ) racked up its best day in over decade following the electric vehicle maker's better-than-expected quarterly results. Next week will be a big one for tech earnings with Alphabet (GOOG:NASDAQ), Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Amazon (MSFT:NASDAQ) and Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ) are set to r...