London's FTSE 100 finished Monday's session 0.9% to the good at 6,466.42 points, rebounding after its worst week since October on positive Chinese manufacturing data and a boost from a strong Wall Street open.Silver prices rose to an eight-year high before dropping back amid suggestions the precious metal is being targeted by day traders associated with the Wallstreetbets group on community...

London's FTSE 100 was up 1.4% at 6,495.2 points at midday on Monday as China injected fresh funds into its money market and the price of silver surged 10% to $29.49 an ounce as retail investors piled in.The precious metal has become the latest asset to be targeted by retail investors associated with the Wallstreetbets group on community platform Reddit.Shares in silver miners soared, with FTSE...

The FTSE 100 gained 0.66% to 6,449 shortly after trading began on Monday as China injected fresh funds into its money market, while silver prices rose on expectations the precious metal is being targeted by newly empowered day traders.The FTSE's gain comes after a strong rally in Asian markets, with Japan's Nikkei 225 up 1.55%, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong soaring 2.15% and China's Shanghai...

London's FTSE 100 made some decent gains by lunchtime on Monday after a volatile morning as rising commodity prices and a $101 billion injection into China's financial system eventually lifted the index.However, weighing on UK stocks were further falls in travel companies, as investors continued to digest new quarantine restrictions placed on European travelers.The UK's benchmark index rose...

London's FTSE 100 crept higher on Monday, up 0.18% to 6,100.85 early on, as rises in the oil and mining sectors were offset by further falls in travel companies and the $101 billion injection into China's financial system announced overnight failed to really move the market.Among the mining titans, Rio Tinto (RIO) ticked up 1.5% to £47.76, BHP (BHP) also caught a bid, adding 1.5% to trade at...

UK markets have been largely on the front foot as investors embraced the Government's first moves to ease the pandemic lockdown and restart business and the economy.Boris Johnson's tentative measures will see many people who were unable to work from home and previously furloughed return to their jobs in key industries. This includes construction and some retail including DIY stores and garden...

A busy week for economic data gets off to a positive start in the UK with markets on the front foot as investors embraced the government's first moves to ease pandemic lockdown measures.Both the benchmark FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 mid cap indexes made early gains on Monday despite the absence of major corporate news, rising around 1% apiece to 5,994.32 and 16,414.81, outstripping gains on major...

The FTSE 100 was 1% higher at 5,703 points as global stock markets took a breather after the wild swings in sentiment following the crash in oil prices earlier this week.Stocks in Asia were mixed as investors continued to worry about the pace at which global economies could open. The SEE composite closed up 0.6% while the Nikkei 225 was 0.7% lower.Brent crude traded 6% lower at $20.5 while...

A new diagnostic home testing kit for the coronavirus could be ready within three to four months, according to one specialist equipment manufacturer.AIM-quoted BATM Advanced Communications (BVC:AIM), a medical equipment designer based in Israel, has gone into partnership with life sciences firm Novamed for the project. The company is hopeful of launching the testing kits by early summer, once...

London's FTSE 100 was on the front foot on Monday, the blue chip benchmark advancing 67 points higher to 7,184.2 early on, consolidating gains from Friday and building on a positive session in Asia with investors braced for a wave of monetary and fiscal stimulus.Despite ongoing warnings about the impact of a no-deal Brexit, investors focused on President Trump's reassurances that Washington...

London shares tread water in early trade on Thursday as fading optimism about a Greek debt deal and an upcoming US jobs report gave investors reasons to be cautious. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index is a nudge higher, about 5 points, at at 6,614 early on, although midcaps perform less well, the FTSE 250 index drifting about 20 point to 17,694.Electricals-to-telecommunications retail titan Dixons...

Retail investors finally get a chance to freely trade Royal Mail (RMG) as the stock goes 'unconditional' following last Friday's market debut. Investors jump at the chance to pick up stock, despite a massive rally from the 330p IPO pricing level. Today's new wave of market interest sees the shares rise a further 1.4% to 481.5p.A robust third quarter sends Rio Tinto (RIO) up 3.4% to £31.90 but...

It is a quiet start to the week with the FTSE 100 down 21 points to 6,561. Insurer Prudential (PRU) is one of the few FTSE 100 stocks recording decent share price movement as it releases bullish half-year results. We look at the numbers in more detail here, explaining why the shares are up 3.5% to £12.26.Sirius Minerals (SXX:AIM) advances 3.9% to 13.5p after tapping a US investor for cash....

A profit warning from BATM Advanced Communications (BVC) has triggered a 25% fall in the share price to 15p. The medical laboratory-to-telecoms technology specialist has suffered from a delay in receiving parts and tighter credit control. The latter has seen BATM demand stricter payment conditions before it will send out goods, resulting in the group stopping shipments to several major...

Telecom equipment to medical diagnostic technology play BATM Advanced Communications (BVC) looks capable of delivering substantial gains. My 36p price target calls for the shares to more than double.Even though it operates in two growth sectors, the Israeli firm has a chequered performance history. Inflated by the dotcom bubble, BATM reached a peak of 765p in September 2000 only to then crash...