It was a sea of red on the FTSE 100 on Monday afternoon, with tobacco and utility stocks among the rare few to trade higher.Tariff worries continued to take a toll on equities, as 'liberation day' edges ever closer.The FTSE 100 index fell 100.89 points, 1.2%, at 8,557.96. The FTSE 250 slumped 389.25 points, 2.0%, at 19,475.73, and the AIM All-Share fell 12.16 points, 1.8%, at 684.46.The Cboe...

Just over five years ago the stock market began to react in earnest to news of the Covid pandemic.The sell-off was short and sharp, with a modest recovery from the lows in the spring followed by sharper gains in November 2020 after AstraZeneca (AZN) made a vaccine breakthrough.However, a large number of UK stocks are still trading below the levels they were at by the close of trading on 21...

Blue chip stock prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were comfortably in the green at Wednesday midday, with Lloyds up after it received higher price targets from Deutsche Bank Research and Barclays.In UK news, the defence secretary has suggested the real-terms increase in defence spending year-on-year will be only around half the £13.4 billion figure cited by the prime minister.John Healey...

As Sabuhi Gard covers in a piece of news analysis this week, China-related stocks and funds are flying thanks to Beijing's announcement of a big stimulus package.However, there is one industry with ties to the world's second largest economy which is very much not joining in the party ? the car manufacturers.On 30 September, Stellantis (STLAM:BIT) ? one of the biggest European car producers...

First quarter losses nearly double as volumes fallNet debt soars £230 million in three months to top £1 billionShares down 36% year-to-dateShares in Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) fell sharply in morning trading as the luxury car maker reported more quarterly losses, volumes and revenue declines, and soaring net debt that topped £1 billion. Desperately scrabbling to offer investors a positive...

Stock prices in London were in the red at midday Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 suffered a blow from disappointing results from St James?s Place and Reckitt Benckiser.The FTSE 100 index was down 50.42 points, 0.7%, at 7,632.60. The FTSE 250 was down 120.21 points, 0.6%, at 19,043.45, and the AIM All-Share was down 4.26 points, 0.6%, at 741.39.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.7% at 764.22, the Cboe UK...

Full year losses better than expectedRecord average selling prices2024 and medium-term targets reiteratedLuxury sportscar maker Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) raced off the start line gaining 6% in early trading as full year losses came in better than expected.But by late morning those gains had reversed with the shares falling 2% to 173.2p. Since listing on the stock exchange in 2018 the shares...

Luxury car maker Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) is set to report its 2023 results on 28 February under something of a cloud, with its shares close to 52-week lows and trading at just a fraction of their value at the time of the IPO in October 2018.Meanwhile, the optimistic comparisons the company made for itself with Ferrari (RACE:NYSE) look as pie in the sky as they ever did.Clearly, investor...

Luxury goods shares may have hit the skids in recent weeks on flagging demand in China and the cost of living crisis, but iconic Italian car maker Ferrari (RACE:NYSE) seems to go from strength to strength.The shares hit new highs (2 February) after fourth-quarter sales topped analysts? estimates and full year profit surged 34% to ?1.25 billion. News that seven-time Formula 1 world champion...

Q4 sales beat consensus estimatesNet profit tops ?1 billionLong-term targets reiteratedShares in Ferrari (RACE:NYSE) raced 13% ahead to a new all-time in US trading (1 Feb) after the iconic Italian luxury car maker topped analysts? fourth quarter estimates and said its order book remained strong.News that seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will move to Ferrari from Mercedes in...

Shares fell nearly 11% to 194pDelays with DB12 ramp caused upsetOn track to achieve 2024 revenue target of circa £2 billionShares in Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) fell nearly 11% in morning trading to 194p as the luxury sports car maker cut its full year volume outlook for its recently launched DB12 model.The shares have halved since August but remain around 24% ahead year to date. Sports car...

Stock prices in London opened mixed on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 rising on strong updates from large-caps, but the FTSE 250 was dragged into the red as Aston Martin tumbled.The FTSE 100 index opened up 10.87 points, 0.2%, at 7,332.59. The FTSE 250 was down 12.42 points, 0.1%, at 17,070.63, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.13 points, 0.2%, at 680.98.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 731.19, the...

Largest shareholder Yew Tree ups stake to 26.2%Speculation likely to intensify that buyout is on the cardsBritish marque has burned through £650 million cash in five yearsChairman Lawrence Stroll clearly sees something in Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) that others have failed to spot. Since first investing in the British marque sports car maker, Stroll's Yew Tree Consortium's stake has grown and...

There are two questions being asked by every investor. When are interest rates around the world going to stop rising and what happens to stock markets when they do?No-one knows for sure when rates will peak, but what we can say is there are two different scenarios which could cause central banks to stop raising. As for what happens to markets next, that depends on which of the two scenarios...

The FTSE 100 pushed higher at midday on Friday, as investors hoped to learn more about the future of interest rates at US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's address at Jackson Hole later in the day.The FTSE 100 index was up 35.67 points, or 0.5%, at 7,369.51. Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 was up just 3.12 points at 18,197.69, and the AIM All-Share was virtually flat at 734.50.The Cboe UK 100 was...

There was some excitement when EV (electric vehicle) charging play Pod Point (PODP) joined the stock market in 2021.At the time Shares expressed concerns about a lofty valuation, limited visibility on its road to profit and a competitive marketplace. These reservations have proved to be prescient despite its leading 15% market share in home EV charging units.Pod Point will hope a change of...

UK investors will be well aware of the lopsided performance of the US stock market in recent months, with a handful of stocks accounting for almost the entire index gains so far this year.However, a similar phenomenon is occurring right under our noses with most of the gains in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 down to the outperformance of some of their larger stocks.This concentration on a select...

Stock hits 365p after 12% jump, biggest riser on FTSE All-ShareHighest since February 2022Agreements with Lucid and Mercedes-Benz excite investorsAston Martin Lagonda's (AML) rally extended to hit highs not seen since February 2022 after inking a technology supply deal with US-based luxury electric vehicles designer Lucid (LCID:NASDAQ).Aston Martin and Lucid have agreed integration and supply...

- Geely to spend a total of £234 million- Becomes third-largest investor- Shares the biggest gainer in FTSE 250Investors in luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) are well used to dramatic moves in the company's share price by now, but even by their standards today's opening gain was special.News that Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile (0175:HKG) would inject £95 million into the firm as...

Growing confidence that US politicians will manage to avoid a destructive government debt default was giving share prices a boost globally on Thursday, though a fall in BT shares was holding back the FTSE 100 in London.The large-cap index opened up 35.60 points, 0.4%, at 7,758.83. The FTSE 250 was up 32.84 points, 0.2%, at 19,248.29, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.79 of a point at 809.99.The...