FTSE 100 Sinks To Lows, Results from Britvic, Mothercare, Thomas Cook, Bloomsbury - May 19, 2016 12:57

The FTSE 100 index has traversed to the lower end of its current trading range between circa 6060 and 6200. The low in UK morning session stood at 6068 as Crude Oil pulled back for a 2nd consecutive day. Gold was also sliding again, after comments in the Federal Reserve’s minutes that were bias toward […]

FTSE 100 Stuck In March Range, Results Round Up May 18th - May 18, 2016 10:30

After a couple of indifferent days the FTSE 100 is stuck back in the range that held it trapped during March. Oil continued its climb toward $50 but halted, Gold still holds above $1250, whilst Technology Hardware & Equipment and Mobile Telecommunications are the leading sectors in the UK during early trading on the 18th […]

FTSE 100 Holding Up With Mining Stocks Gaining, Results Round Up 16th May - May 16, 2016 10:04

The FTSE 100 was holding up in early trading today, as mining and oil stocks lead the way. The main UK index has yet to break past the high of Friday, and stood at 6121.0 at 9:00am. Spot Gold was pushing higher at $1280 and WTI Crude Oil for June at new highs of $47 […]

UK Markets Reverse, Results Round-Up 14th May - May 14, 2016 23:37

It was a day of a straight reversal on the main UK markets Friday, with an early fall being retraced back into the late afternoon with the FTSE 100 closing up at 6138.50. A slight bit of strength in Crude Oil towards the end of the session helped add to gains. Some results were out […]

Has The Rally In Mining Shares Finished? - May 10, 2016 10:39

If there’s a story in the stock market in 2016 it most certainly it has to include shares on the mining index. Since the turn of the year mining stocks have been extremely bullish, partly due to a rise across the board in commodities, particularly base and precious metals among other minerals. Also contributing to […]

Is Santander Share Price Due A Rise? - December 7, 2015 13:59

The Banking Sector is weak, with Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC all near the 2015 lows. But Santander share price made a sharp move from its low of 352 last week, could this share be ready to buy before any pre-festive rally? Santander’s share price seems to have been pulled back by the sentiment within the […]

US Markets: Figures Beat Expectations and Dollar Continues Astounding Run Higher - November 9, 2015 13:55

US Markets were up for a 6th consecutive week with the prospect of a rate hike becoming increasingly likely, the date being earmarked by many as December 16th. Speculation of a rate hike has affected the Bond markets, with falls accelerating on Friday with a 10 base point fall on T-Bond. Wall Street closed with […]

WANdisco Share Price When Big Data is Booming - May 1, 2014 10:50

For those who don’t know, Big Data is big business. Its data so large that traditional database tools find it difficult to process. Utilizing and managing big data properly allows companies to get accurate statistics and results by performing complex analytic tasks. It can be used in many industries, from fraud protection to managing traffic. […]

Glaxosmithkline Share Price Rebound Halts On Slower Sales - May 1, 2014 9:44

The sharp mid-April rebound in Glaxosmithkine share price was halted yesterday when the company announced a fall in profits. GSK the UK drug giant is embroiled in a staff corruption scandal from the allegation that senior staff had used bribery in an effort to boost sales. The company reported that Advair was losing market share […]