Daily market update

For most of 2020, energy and banking stocks have been the last ones to be picked by investors for their sports team, being the sectors...

“The chances of a stimulus plan being approved in the US ahead of the Presidential election looks increasingly slim and this is putting pressure on...

“Renewed confidence in a US stimulus deal helped lift stocks on Wall Street and in Asia overnight but the good feeling didn’t extend into today...

“European markets followed last night’s poor show on Wall Street with a bad session for equities on Tuesday,” says Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ...

“It seems vaccine hopes aren’t having quite the same restorative effect on the markets as they did earlier this year.

“Investors, rightly, are not...

“After yesterday’s market bloodbath, it’s a relief to see stocks back in positive territory. The FTSE 100 jumped 1.3% to 5,907, albeit the index’s performance...

“Investors were greeted with a sea of red as global equity markets slumped on Thursday. It is becoming more apparent that the pandemic could still...

The UK market pushed ahead on Wednesday while Europe and most of Asia went in retreat, following losses on Wall Street last night,” says Russ...

“Tech stocks are back on everyone’s Christmas list following a sharp rally on Wall Street last night. The Nasdaq index jumped nearly 3% with considerable...

“It’s a big week for the UK as trade talks with the EU enter a crucial stage. Sterling nudged up 0.1% against the euro to...