Stocks in London soared on Wednesday, outperforming European peers, after a sharp drop in the annual rate of UK inflation fuelled hopes for interest rate cuts next year.The FTSE 100 index closed up 77.65 points, 1.0%, at 7,715.68. The FTSE 250 ended up 313.11 points, 1.6%, at 19,629,09, and the AIM All-Share closed up 6.05 points, or 0.8%, at 751.44.The Cboe UK 100 ended up 1.1% at 771.19, the...

Most investors will remember 2022 as being one of the toughest years for stock markets around the world in a long time. However, plenty of stocks have delivered positive returns.In this feature we look at the best performing London-listed stocks spread across four different parts of the market, covering small, medium and large sized companies.£5 billion+ market capIreland has been one of the...

As investors debate whether the next move in markets is up or down, it's worth noting that there are a group of stocks which are quietly making new 52-week and multi-year highs and even a few making new all-time highs.While some are involved in special situations, such as bid talks, and some are related to the unprecedented surge in energy prices, the most interesting from our point of view...

A measure of calm appears to have returned to UK stocks despite the second 1,000 point fall of the week for the US Dow Jones index overnight. In early trading the index of leading UK shares is around 30 points lower at 7,138.12.Amid all the market volatility it's actually a pretty quiet day for corporate announcements. Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror (TNI) finally clinches a £126.7m deal...

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...

The FTSE 100 is flat at just below 7,000 at the start of the new trading week. The corporate agenda is dominated by activity in the oil and gas sector.BP (BP.) has made several interesting moves. It has taken 10% stakes in Abu Dhabi's ADCO onshore oil concession and the operating company. BP will issue $2.3bn in shares to the Abu Dhabi government.BP will also buy a 62% stake in exploration...