The week to Tuesday’s close saw the new quarter get off to a strong start, with UK top 100 companies index gain 0.5%, the Euronext 100 Index 2.6% and the…
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This week the mid-week update coincides with the end of the second quarter. Despite concern over news of rising Covid-19 infection rates in the US and elsewhere the week to…
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw the UK top 100 companies index close 1.2% higher on the week, the Euronext 100 Index 1.7% higher but the US S&P 500 Index…
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw the return of volatility, with large falls in the US on Thursday largely reversed over the rest of the week. The UK top 100…
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw returns from equity markets diverge, with the UK top 100 companies index surrendering 0.7% of its recent gains and Europe’s Euronext 100 Index adding…
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The week to Wednesday’s close saw global equity markets put in another strong performance with the UK top 100 companies index gaining 2.6%, the US S&P 500 Index gaining 2.9%…
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw a strong performance from second line stocks as investors shunned the winners from COVID-19 – largely technology and pharmaceutical stocks – and invested…
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw the UK top 100 companies index gain 0.1%, the US S&P 500 Index give up 0.3% and the Euronext 100 Index decline 0.4% as…
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Equity markets made modest progress during the week to Tuesday’s close, driven by rising expectation of another huge rescue package in the US and by further easing of lockdowns. However,…
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw equity markets lose ground as investors took profits on the substantial gains we have seen since the March lows. This is very much in…
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