What to watch IHS Markit: IHS Markit is a financial information firm headquartered in London, but listed on the Nasdaq exchange. Its share price is close to flat year-to-date, and up 23.1% over the past year, after a huge 61.4% rally during the last three months. The near $30bn market cap company reports its latest…
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What to watch Zoom Video Communication: The rise of Zoom has been dramatically accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, which has propelled it into both the public consciousness and companies worldwide. The company’s share price gained 13% on Monday ahead of its latest set of quarterly earnings on Tuesday, as investors are widely expecting an impressive…
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Bank of England governor says negative rates under ‘active review’ London-listed stocks closed the day higher, with the FTSE 100 up 1.1%, as Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said that negative interest rates in the United Kingdom were under “active review.” The statement is a U-turn on his position a week ago, when he…
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What to watch Walmart: Grocery giant Walmart’s 90% plus share price gain between the beginning of 2016 and end of 2019 was in part driven by the firm’s successful transition to an online world. The company reports its Q1 2020 earnings today, having outperformed the broader market by a significant margin in 2020. Year-to-date,…
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FTSE climbs despite Bank of England warning UK markets were closed on Friday for a public holiday, but the FTSE 100 gained more than 3% between Monday and Thursday, while the FTSE 250 had a positive but more pedestrian week. The shortened week ended on a high, with the FTSE 100 gaining 1.4% on Thursday…
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FTSE 100: -1.3% Friday, -23.7% YTD (-0.6% last week) FTSE 250: -1.1% Friday, -28.3% YTD (-1.1% last week) What to watch Keurig Dr Pepper: Keurig Dr Pepper is the firm behind brands including Krispy Kreme, 7Up and Evian. The firm’s share price is down 9.2% year-to-date, meaning it is performing better than the broader market.…
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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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What to watch US jobless claims: Another week of initial jobless claims data will be released on Thursday, after 10 million new people filed for unemployment in the US over the past two weeks. The consensus expectation, which last time was way below the mark, is for a figure of six million this week. Currently,…
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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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Rough week for small-cap UK stocks Small and mid-sized London-listed stocks faced a far tougher week than their large cap counterparts last week, with the FTSE 250 index sinking 4.5% to the FTSE 100’s 1.2% drop. After UK banks were forced to scrap billions in dividend payments, we’ve seen a corresponding impact on company plans…
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