For readers who may not be aware, being market-cap weighted both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 index are reviewed and rebalanced every three months to take account of share price movements.In the previous review, which took place at the end of February, budget airline group EasyJet (EZJ) won promotion to the FTSE 100 while precious metals group Endeavour Mining (EDV) was relegated to the FTSE...

As the penny finally drops with investors that banks aren't quite the one-way-bet they thought they were when borrowing rates started to rise, interest is growing in non-bank financial stocks.Fortunately, the UK market is blessed with a number of established, well-run, well-capitalised and profitable fintech firms like foreign exchange and banking services provider Alpha (ALPH:AIM).It has two...

Finally, everyone is talking about UK stocks. The spotlight is back on the country after the UK's FTSE 100 was one of the few major indices globally to record positive returns in 2022 and this year it has broken through the 8,000 level and hit a new record high. Hopefully, this will lead to the return of foreign investors who have shunned the UK since the Brexit vote in 2016.Investors can...