London?s FTSE 100 pushed higher on Thursday, leaving peers on the continent and beyond in its wake, on share price rises for heavyweights AstraZeneca, Barclays and Unilever, as well as M&A impetus for Anglo American.Trade was underwhelming elsewhere, however, as equities struggled following a red-hot US inflation reading, which was coupled with numbers showing a slowdown in growth.The FTSE 100 ind

Stocks in London ended in the red on Wednesday, despite the FTSE 100 hitting another record high earlier in the day, while Tesla was the star in New York, where wider markets mixed.The FTSE 100 index gave back 4.43 points, 0.1%, at 8,040.38. The blue-chip index traded as high as 8,092.19 earlier Wednesday, its best-ever level. Selling pressure in the afternoon prevented it from achieving another c

The FTSE 100 hit an all-time high on Tuesday, before returning some gains after somewhat hawkish words from a UK monetary policymaker.The FTSE 100 index closed up 20.94 points, 0.2%, at 8,044.81. The FTSE 250 shot up 200.33 points, 1.0%, at 19,799.72, and the AIM All-Share ended up 5.69 points, 0.8%, at 754.87.The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.2% at 803.32, the Cboe UK 250 rose 0.9% to 17,156.66, and the

Investors in London were not deterred by continuing concerns of higher for longer US interest rates, as stocks were up heading into the afternoon.The FTSE 100 index was 14.38 points higher, 0.2%, at 7,862.37. The FTSE 250 was up 63.75 points, 0.3%, at 19,403.89. The AIM All-Share was up 0.59 of a point, 0.1%, at 743.71.The Cboe UK 100 was a touch higher at 785.28, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.1% at 16

Stock prices in London opened in the green on Thursday, with some positive corporate updates helping lift the FTSE 100, a far cry from the sell-off New York tech shares suffered overnight.The tech sector comes into focus again, with streaming service Netflix, traditionally one of the FAANG stocks alongside Facebook owner Meta, Amazon, Apple and Alphabet, reporting quarterly earnings later.The FTSE

The start of the new financial year tends to be when many of us really think about our own financial circumstances.Increases in average wages have finally overtaken inflation, those on the National Living Wage have enjoyed chunky pay increases and employees will feel the benefit of the cut to national insurance when they receive their April pay. While prices haven?t been rising as quickly as they

Encouraging start for small caps trustHulse sees value opportunity in UK small capsWindward?s potential excitesShares in Onward Opportunities (ONWD:AIM) rose 1.5% to 111.5p after the smaller companies-focused trust reported an 11.3% NAV (net asset value) total return to 106.5p for the nine months from its March 2023 IPO (initial public offering) to the end of December.That performance compares to

Judges Scientific (JDG:AIM) £102Gain to date: 3.2%We recommended shares in ?buy and build? scientific instrument maker Judges Scientific (JDG:AIM) in February based on the firm?s ability to generate solid earnings growth and the long-term trends underlying its business.WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE SAID BUY?In March, the company posted record revenue of £136 million for 2023, a 20% increase on the

Full-year sales forecast confirmedSale of RollerCoaster rights for $7mTrading in line and improved cash positionShares in beleaguered fantasy video game maker Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) jumped 14% to 159.4p after the firm reaffirmed its full-year revenue guidance and reported an ?improving? cash position.The relief rally comes after the company cut its revenue target last November sending th

The London Tunnels is a major new heritage and cultural experience in central London.The company intends to apply for admission on a major stock exchange, as part of its plans to extensively restore, adaptively reuse and bring back to life the Kingsway Exchange Tunnels, near Holborn, originally built in the early 1940s, and designed to shelter 8,000 people during the London blitz.In collaboration

The world of fantasy is clearly having a moment. The rise of ?romantasy? authors like Sarah J Maas, who has been a big part of UK publishing outfit Bloomsbury?s (BMY) recent success, have taken the genre out of its previous male-dominated realm to a whole new audience.Bloomsbury?s surging sales and the ongoing phenomenon that is Games Workshop (GAW) are two examples on the UK market which show the

Shares priced at $34 a share, top end of range$750 million raised from the IPOReddit begins trading under ticker RDDTAfter eyeing a New York listing since 2021, social media company Reddit (RDDT:NASDAQ) was finally granted its wish on 21 March.The shares finished the day 48% higher than their IPO price of $34, giving the company a market cap of about $9.5 billion.The website, which hosts millions

Stock markets have been making new all-time highs in the US, Europe and Japan and investors are asking whether they are witnessing a new global bull market for stocks which began in November 2023.Momentum is a powerful factor in stock markets. Prices tend to trend in the same direction which mean buying winners and selling losers can be a profitable strategy.It is not only about price but also ear

European stocks were mostly higher early Wednesday, shaking off a robust US inflation reading, though the FTSE 100 was fractionally lower as the pound sat just below the $1.28 mark following better UK gross domestic product data.The CAC 40 in Paris and DAX 40 in Frankfurt traded at record highs, with the latter topping the 18,000 mark for the first time.The FTSE 100 index slipped just 1.19 of a po

Proposed de-listing from AIMShares crash 70% to 0.61p£9 million of capital sought Shares in LoopUp (LOOP:AIM) fell by as much 70% after the remote meetings specialist announced plans to de-list from London?s alternative investment market (AIM), with more than 27 million shares traded by lunchtime.The company?s management said the reason for the proposed de-listing was to raise ?at least? £9 mill

The end of the tax year is coming down the track fast and that means there are only weeks remaining to make full use of your £20,000 annual ISA allowance.Even if you are some way off this maximum limit or haven?t invested through an ISA at all in 2023/24, the rapidly approaching deadline is a good spur to look at the possibility of making money from the financial markets.Two weeks ago we ran an a

After repeated delays due to stock market volatility, social media business Reddit will finally make its Wall Street debut some time later this month according to its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on 22 February.If the New York listing does go ahead it will be the first major technology IPO (initial public offer) of 2024 and the first social media float since Pinterest (PINS:NYSE

Shares in publishing outfit Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) hit a record level on 14 February after the firm raised its guidance for the year ending 29 February 2024.Over the past year, Bloomsbury shares have gained 22% and over five years 137% to sit at 536p. The publisher has clearly benefited from the revival of reading which started during the pandemic and the ability to tap into popular genres li

London stocks were in the green at midday on Friday, although new data showed a continuing downturn last month for the UK?s manufacturing sector.The FTSE 100 index was up 48.70 points, 0.6%, at 7,678.72. The FTSE 250 was up 158.18 points, 0.8%, at 19,213.05, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.06 of a point at 736.56.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.5% at 769.62, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.6% at 16573.29, and th

London?s FTSE 100 achieved a minor gain on Thursday, after a somewhat mixed US inflation reading in the afternoon.The year-on-year core personal consumption expenditure index grew at a slower pace in January, though monthly growth picked up.The FTSE 100 index inched up 5.04 points, 0.1%, at 7,630.02. The FTSE 250 rose 41.29 points, 0.2%, at 19,054.87, and the AIM All-Share ended down 1.54 points,