FTSE 100 finishes higher while UK car production vanishes London markets closed out the day before the announcement of President Trump’s conference on China, and so did not go through the late day sell-off experienced in the US. The FTSE 100 ended 1.2% higher, while the FTSE 250 gained 1.1%, with the performance of the…
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What to watch Abbott Laboratories: Medical giant Abbott Laboratories announced this week that it is launching its third coronavirus test, and that it could be screening up to 20 million people for Covid-19 antibodies by June. While its previous two tests can show whether a person currently has the disease, the new test will show…
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FTSE 250 gains 14% in a week UK markets were closed on both Friday and Monday due to the Easter holiday, but over the past five trading days London-listed stocks have posted substantial gains. Small cap names in particular have enjoyed a major rally. The FTSE 250 is up 13.7% over the past five trading…
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Small cap UK stocks continue closing gap to large names For the second day running, the smaller London-listed names in the FTSE 250 index continued to close in on the UK’s biggest companies, the top 100 of which make up the FTSE 100 index. The FTSE 250 popped 5.1% on Tuesday, to the FTSE 100’s…
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easyJet founder attacks airline over £4.5bn plane order, hints at bribery and threatens to sue London-listed small cap stocks partially closed the gap to the UK’s biggest companies yesterday, with the FTSE 250 gaining 5.1% to the FTSE 100’s 3.1%. The FTSE 250 was led higher by double digit gains from constituents including gambling company…
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eToro UK markets analyst, Adam Vettese, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for September 3, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Bitcoin Network Prepared for Bakkt Launch: Physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts are set to launch this month. Bitcoin’s hash rate continues…
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UK markets saw a rather divergent performance yesterday with the FTSE100 slipping back and in the process dropping into negative territory for the year, while the FTSE250 rebounded strongly after its losses on Tuesday. The following post is courtesy of CMC Markets. While the recent rally in the pound may well be a factor in the…
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