Stock prices in London made little progress on Friday, though the FTSE 100 ended the week in the green.The FTSE 100 index closed down 3.01 points at 8,376.63. The FTSE 250 ended up 55.46 points, 0.3%, at 21,086.54, and the AIM All-Share closed up 0.02 of a point at 772.51.In the week as a whole, the FTSE 100 was up 1.1%, the FTSE 250 fell 0.1%, while the AIM All-Share fell 0.3%.The Cboe UK 100 end

Stocks in London were higher on Friday, as the market eagerly awaited a critical US inflation print.The FTSE 100 index was up 27.47 points, or 0.3%, at 8,407.11. The FTSE 250 was up 59.36 points, or 0.3%, at 21,090.44, and the AIM All-Share was virtually unchanged at 772.41.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 840.52, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.2% at 18,563.70, and the Cboe Small Companies was down 0.1% a

Victorian Plumbing CEO sells £2.7 million sharesBig Technologies CEO ups stake againYouGov CFO sells £513,446 sharesMark Radcliffe, CEO at online specialist bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing (VIC:AIM) has sold 2,700,000 shares at 100p for a total value of £2.7 million on 27 August 'to help satisfy institutional demand' for ordinary shares.Over the past year, Victorian Plumbing shares have ga

Second quarter sales and earnings beatRaised full year profit guidanceGreen shoots of recoveryElectronics retailer Best Buy (BBY:NYSE) grew second quarter adjusted EPS (earnings per share) by around 10% to $1.34 compared with Wall Street estimates calling for a drop of around 5%, sending its shares up 14% to a fresh two year high of around $100.Better than expected trading chimes with data out yes

Nvidia valuation under pressure despite earnings beatDisappearing discounter premium as Dollar General slumpsSalesforce delivers as it hunts for new CFOThe Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a record this week as Wall Street rebounded from the steep sell-off earlier this month, closing at 41,335 (overnight 29 Aug), with gains powered by the likes of Goldman Sachs (GS:NYSE), Intel (INTC:NASDAQ

Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday, following US GDP data that one analyst said 'tasted exactly how investors love it', as well as promising UK retail footfall figures.The FTSE 100 index opened up 28.77 points, or 0.3%, at 8,409.25. The FTSE 250 was up 73.24 points, or 0.4%, at 21,104.32, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.36 points at 772.85.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 840.62, the Cboe

Stocks in London managed to shake off a tepid response to Nvidia's earnings across the pond on Thursday, with the positive sentiment also seen elsewhere in Europe.The FTSE 100 index closed up 35.79 points, or 0.4%, at 8,379.64. The FTSE 250 fell 35.79 points, or 0.2%, at 21,031.08, and the AIM All-Share rose 2.19 points, or 0.3%, at 772.49.The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.5% at 837.89, the Cboe UK 250 f

European stocks were higher on Thursday midday, as investors prepare for a US GDP print, while top US White House aide Jake Sullivan met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.The FTSE 100 index was up 24.13 points, or 0.3%, at 8,367.98. The FTSE 250 was up 42.84 points, or 0.2%, at 21,109.71, and the AIM All-Share was up 2.36 points, or 0.3%, at 772.66.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 836.44, the

Stock slips around 2.5% in pre-market to $122Q2 numbers beat again, and guidance remains robustWall Street analysts predict $155 share priceAfter the intense build up, Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) reported better than expected second quarter results overnight (28 Aug), and the chip designer announced a $50 billion stock buyback plan.So, if the Q2 was so great, why is the stock staring at a near 2.5% drift

Stock prices in London opened softly in the green on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of upcoming US GDP data.The FTSE 100 index opened up just 4.00 points at 8,347.85. The FTSE 250 was down 11.24 points, or 0.1%, at 21,055.63, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.74 points, or 0.2%, at 772.04.The Cboe UK 100 was up slightly at 834.44, the Cboe UK 250 was down a little at 18,563.12, and the

1. Rotation into small caps: Small-capitalisation (small-cap) stocks in emerging markets (EM) rose in July but performed in line with large-cap peers. In the second quarter (Q2) there was a pause in their outperforming trend. The likely catalyst we see for small caps to resume outperformance centres on increased conviction that central banks will cut interest rates in the coming months as inflatio

With markets betting heavily the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates at its next meeting, chair Jerome Powell did not disappoint after delivering a dovish speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on 23 August.'The time has come for policy to adjust' announced Powell, immediately sending stock and bond prices higher while the dollar sank against the major currencies. Sterling trading aro

UK shop prices experienced deflation for the first time in almost three years in August with a fall of 0.3%, according to the latest data from the monthly BRC-NIQ (British Retail Consortium-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index).The price deflation was driven by the non-food segment which came in at -1.5% in August, deepening by 60 basis points month-on-month, year-on-year, and 40 basis points below the thre

Anyone lucky enough to have enjoyed a long summer holiday and focused on the beach rather than their portfolio might not have noticed the recent jolt in global stock markets.While the second half of July was a miserable time markets amid fears of a US recession, the scale of the subsequent rebound has been remarkable.Glance at your portfolio now and you might only see a small dent. There is certai

Some years ago, a UK technology supplier listed in London was quietly acquired by defence contractor BAE Systems (BA.). The £538 million buyout price was small, yet Detica, as it was called, had developed a reputation for providing its services to international militaries and intelligence communities, including GCHQ, the UK's national intelligence centre.The nature of its hush-hush work often put

At the end of last year the market was pricing in 1.7% worth of US rate cuts for 2024 but here we are in late August and the Federal Reserve is yet to pull the trigger, largely due to stickier-than-expected inflation.However, after a series of false dawns, we may finally be approaching the point where the Fed acts, with a rate cut widely expected on 18 September. The debate largely centres on whet

It's now three years since the cost of living crisis began to grip the nation. In August 2021, CPI inflation jumped to 3.2%, up from 2% in July of that year. It then climbed all the way up to a peak of 11.1% in October 2022 before gradually, and painfully, falling back to current levels.Consumers are undoubtedly still finding things hard after such a big price shock, but the worst now looks firmly

Some of the big names in emerging markets like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (2330:TPE) and Chinese internet giant Alibaba (BABA:NYSE) will be well known to investors but there is a whole gamut of listed companies running all the way up and down the market value spectrum in the developing world.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[

Stocks in London ended in the red on Wednesday, as the market eagerly awaited the earnings from chipmaker and AI-play Nvidia.The FTSE 100 index ended down just 1.61 points at 8,343.85. The FTSE 250 declined 95.20 points, or 0.5%, at 21,066.87, and the AIM All-Share closed down 8.88 points, or 1.1%, at 770.30.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.1% at 834.14, the Cboe UK 250 fell 0.4% at 18,566.65, and the

Stock prices were lower in London at midday Wednesday as UK retail sales continued to fall in August, and while investors awaited second quarter earnings from tech firm Nvidia.The FTSE 100 index was down 9.17 points, or 0.1%, at 8,336.29. The FTSE 250 was down 36.43 points, or 0.2%, at 21,125.64, and the AIM All-Share was down 5.92 points, or 0.8%, at 773.26.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.1% at 834.18