London share prices started trading on Friday marginally lower, with the FTSE 100 bouncing between between green and red, as markets gear up for major central bank decisions next week.Weak US jobs data on Thursday are thought to have increased the chances of pause in monetary policy tightening by the Federal Reserve this month, while weak inflation in China is expected to prompt some form of stimu

Having been one of the best performing shares in 2022, South African coal miner Thungela Resources (TGA) has now lost momentum.The stock has fallen by nearly 40% in value over the past four months as coal prices have weakened as weather conditions in parts of Europe have been milder than expected, thus hurting demand.Analysts at Liberum say the stock is 'cheap' under all likely scenarios, despite

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 stan

Coal producer Thungela Resources (TGA) is on a 2022 dividend yield of more than 40%, based on forecasts from Liberum. It is expected to pay above-average dividends for at least two more years.The scramble for energy as the world emerged from the pandemic and Russia invaded Ukraine has seen thermal coal prices soar and Thungela's shares gain nearly 10-fold on the 150p price at which they started tr

One of the UK market's biggest corporate splits in years is about to happen, with GSK (GSK) demerging its consumer healthcare business called Haleon. The latter should become a FTSE 100 company and give investors exposure to some of the best-known brands in toothpaste, painkillers and more.This article will give you the essential details on Haleon and its prospects. But if you're still unsure what

The human tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is having dramatic ramifications across the world, not least in the energy market.The US has banned the import of Russian oil, LNG (liquefied natural gas) and coal. Europe is not able to turn the taps off overnight as it is more reliant on Russia to meet its energy needs. However, the direction of travel is clear - the West is committed to weaning itself off

Despite a 40% advance for the shares in the past 12 months, resources firm Glencore (GLEN) continues to look cheap.Based on current commodity prices and forecasts from investment bank Jefferies the stock trades on a 2022 free cash flow yield of 19% with a significant chunk of cash set to be returned to shareholders.With its commodities focus leaving it well placed to withstand inflationary pressur

Despite observing a recent moderation in thermal coal prices, £518 million coal producer Thungela Resources (TGA) is on track to deliver a bumper maiden dividend - with a recent trading update (6 Dec) giving the shares a significant lift.The South Africa-based operator, spun out of Anglo American (AAL) in June, has seen benchmark coal prices moderate from $210 per tonne in October to $141 by the

Investors have been spoiled for themes that could act as share price catalysts of late.Sometimes you need to act quickly as often the big share price movements have already been made before the theme hits the mainstream news. That shouldn't stop you looking, as many trends can remain intact for longer than you think.There are currently some clear trends relevant to the stock market, including a su

Shares in Anglo American (AAL) spin-off Thungela (TGA), a thermal coal miner, tumbled 16% to 126.2p in their first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange, down from their opening price of 150p.It comes after Anglo American completed the demerger of its thermal coal business in South Africa, allowing Thungela to start trading on both the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.Thungela will tr

120pLoss to date: -20%An unsuccessful drilling result (7 Feb) from Trinidad oil and gas producer Trinity Exploration & Production (TRIN:AIM) El Dorado well has triggered our 116p stop loss position. Trinity had a 70% interest in El Dorado but was funding the full cost of the $7 million well.We knew an announcement on the prospect was imminent when we wrote on the stock last month but assumed its

Production growth and appraisal drilling on its key TGAL-1 discovery are clear catalysts for Trinidad-focused oil and gas firm Trinity Exploration & Production (TRIN:AIM). Now might be a good time to take a position.According to house broker Jefferies last month's (9 Dec '13) TGAL-1 find could be worth up to 85.6p a share and although the counter has already advanced on the news there could be mor

73pHouse broker RBC Capital Markets' estimates a valuation of 73p per share for the find made by Trinidad oil and gas company Trinity Exploration & Production (TRIN:AIM) this week (9 Dec) on its Galeota block off the east coast of the Caribbean island.This compares with a 19p advance in the share price to 144p in response to the news. While you would not expect the company to get full credit for t