The London blue chip index outperformed its peers in Paris and Frankfurt on Wednesday morning, despite shares in FTSE 100 constituent Imperial Brands falling as it announced the departure of its chief executive officer, amid interim profit growth and a higher dividend. The FTSE 100 index opened up 5.54 points, 0.1%, at 8,608.46. The FTSE 250 was up 26.68 points, 0.1%, at 20,786.35, and the AIM...

Investors are looking hard at the stocks held in funds managed by Odey Asset Management for fear they will be dumped on the market as the hedge fund tries to raise cash. While some positions have already been cut, there remain plenty of stocks where its position has not changed (yet?).The firm is restructuring following a Financial Times investigation into alleged misconduct by founder Crispin...

Making the decision to click the buy button and invest your hard-earned cash in a stock is an important step in an investment journey and often the most difficult part.Knowing your money is at risk inevitably makes it tricky to commit and any reticence could mean you miss exciting opportunities.To help you get over this hurdle we are going to look in detail at when you should consider buying a...

London's FTSE 100 firmed 0.15% to 7,120.45 early on Friday, with energy stocks leading the way, following the announcement of US President Joe Biden's $952 billion bipartisan infrastructure agreement.Large government spending plans once again came to the rescue of the markets, with US stocks racing ahead last night, which drove gains across Asia on Friday.US banks also passed their stress...

The IPO pathway to AIM for ambitious growth start-ups remains open even just a week ahead of Christmas. Trading has kicked-off in shares of data analytics hopeful Pelatro (PTRO:AIM) on the junior market today.The company has raised £4.6m with the aid of broker FinnCap at a placing price of 62.5p, giving Pelatro an opening £15.2m market value.London-headquartered Pelatro provides what it...

The FTSE 100 is up 19 points to 7,554.13 in early trading as the leading index continues its momentum from yesterday. There is optimism that President Trump's tax reform may actually become law, which helped to boost US markets last night and have a positive effect on markets in other parts of the world.Online price comparison site Gocompare.com (GOCO) gains 6.3% to 105.3p on news its...