Copper is already one of the most important materials underpinning human civilisation, and the energy transition is only likely to see demand for the industrial metal build in the years to come.Limits and pressures on supply and this growing demand profile are already seeing copper prices mount a charge and recent M&A activity ? with BHP's (BHP) unsuccessful (for now) attempt to take over Anglo Am

It has been a mixed start to 2023 for the mining industry, one of the few remaining sectors where the London stock market still has many of the world's biggest names.A reopening of the Chinese economy helped drive a rally in miners of industrial metals in the first weeks of the new year before concerns about recession began to weigh more heavily. On the flipside the precious metals space has come

As we enter what could be the roaring 2020s, many commodities have been soaring in value in recent months. Silver has even reached an eight-year high as it became the next target of the Reddit Wallstreetbets retail investor community.In general investors are turning bullish on a range of metals because of rising optimism over a recovery in the global economy thanks to the rollout of coronavirus va

Small caps may have fallen further than large caps in March, with the FTSE Small Cap index losing 40% in value from the highs compared with 35% for the FTSE 350. But contrary to popular perception they have recouped more of the losses and are down 15% year-to-date compared with 18% for the FTSE 350.Some small caps are operating well in the current environment prompting analysts to increase their e

MARKET CAP: £1BN & ABOVE OCADO +101%Shares in Ocado (OCDO) have doubled in value in 2018 as the company made progress with signing international contracts where it sets up large distribution centres to enable online grocery services.Building on a 2017 tie-up with France's Groupe Casino, Ocado has this year signed deals with Canada's Sobeys, Sweden's ICA and most significant of all, with US grocer

The FTSE 100 was broadly flat in early trading above the 7,250 mark as investors were not unduly spooked by the air strikes on Syria over the weekend.Activist investor Elliot Advisors is now the largest investor in Costa Coffee-owner Whitbread (WTB) and is pushing for the company to spin-off its coffee chain as it sees little overlap with the rest of the business including hotel group Premier Inn

The UK stock market is experiencing a small rally following a stressful past few days. In mid-morning trade the FTSE 100 was trading 0.7% higher at 7,193.The FTSE 250 index was 1.2% higher at 19,502; and the FTSE AIM All-Share index was up by the same percentage at 1,025.More brave investors are now looking for opportunities to buy on the market dip.Let's now take a look at the best performing sto

The FTSE 100's record close yesterday as the pound's value plummeted due to Brexit issues has been followed by the market opening down by 32 points to 7,526.56.Heading the UK corporate news is engineer GKN (GKN) which falls 8% to 324.70p after releasing a profit warning regarding legal claims. The company expects these claims to result in a charge of around £40m in its fourth quarter and they rel

The FTSE 100 trades 50.27 points higher at 6,723 following news that Greece is to remain in the Eurozone after securing a third bailout from its creditors.Asset managers are boosted by gains overnight in Asia and improved investor sentiment. Schroders (SDR), the largest-listed UK asset manager, gains 1.5% to £31.51, while Henderson (HGG) adds 1.6% to 266p and Jupiter (JUP) gains 0.9% to 440p. Sto

Luxury goods leader Burberry (BRBY) bounces 5.4% higher to £15.48 as its third quarter and Christmas trading statementtrounces expectations. Over the three months to December, the £6.5 billion cap grew retail sales 14% to £528 million and like-for-like sales 12%, a strong showing over the festive period. The quintessentially British brand, famed for its high-end trench coats and leather bags, a