^FTSE - FTSE 100
| Previous close | 7,471.75 |
| Open | 7,471.75 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's range | 7,405.99 - 7,473.32 |
| 52-week range | 6,536.50 - 7,903.50 |
| Avg. volume | 687,341,817 |
FX Empire•13 hours agoFutures Fall Sharply, EU Banks Disappoint, China Falls On Stimulus Fear
Earnings miss expectations, weak bank performance in the EU, and stimulus fears curb investor appetite.
- Financial Times•15 hours ago
Chemicals group Croda feels heat from investors over executive pay
The FTSE 100 chemicals group Croda, which makes ingredients for products such as lipstick and suncream, has suffered a minor investor revolt over boardroom pay. Croda’s chief executive Steve Foots received total remuneration of £3.2m in 2018, down on the previous year’s package of £3.6m.
- Investing.com•22 hours ago
StockBeat: Deutsche Bank - Commerzbank Merger Hits the Rocks
By Geoffrey Smith
- FX Empire•2 days ago
S&P 500 At New All Time High, Global Markets Mixed, Peak Earnings At Hand
U.S. futures indicated a flat open after the market hit an all-time high in the previous session. Peak earnings is at hand.
- FX Empire•3 days ago
Earnings Lift U.S. Futures, Trade Tensions Flare Up, Oil Prices Continue To Climb
Earnings, oil, and trade tensions are in focus as peak earnings season gets underway.
- Financial Times•3 days ago
Oil stocks lift FTSE 100 to a six-month high
Oil stocks lifted the FTSE 100 to a six-month high as crude prices moved higher on the US move to end sanction waivers on Iranian exports. BP and Royal Dutch Shell together accounted for about half the ...
- FX Empire•4 days ago
Cautious Market Waits On Earnings, EU Closed For Holiday, Oil Prices Surge 3%
Oil surges after the U.S. tighten sanctions on Iranian oil. The indices moved lower in response but traders are more focused on this week’s round of earnings.
- Financial Times•4 days ago
UK companies cut money set aside for legal claims
Britain’s biggest companies are reducing the amount of money they set aside for legal claims and regulatory fines, as some of the post-crisis wave of scandals and related litigation recedes. This drove up the amount FTSE 100 companies set aside against potential legal costs to £34bn in 2016. The following year, however, that had dropped to £24.8bn — a fall of 27 per cent — according to Thomson Reuters Practical Law, which compiled the data from company reports.
- FX Empire•6 days ago
Weekly Wrap – Risk Appetite Failed to Support the AUD, the EUR, or the Kiwi…
The Greenback found support in a week where the Aussie and Kiwi Dollar hit red and economic data out of the Eurozone and China diverged.
- Financial Times•7 days ago
Schroders investors advised to reject Leonie Schroder’s board appointment
Shareholders in Schroders have been urged to block the reappointment of Michael Dobson as chairman of the FTSE 100 listed fund manager, as well as the election to the board of the latest member of the controlling Schroder family, by an influential proxy adviser. Glass Lewis has recommended votes against Mr Dobson and Leonie Schroder at the group’s annual general meeting on May 2 due to her inexperience. ISS and Glass Lewis are the two biggest proxy advisers and typically hold sway with up to 25 per cent of a company’s shareholders.
- FX Empire•7 days ago
Futures Rise On Data, Global Equities Mixed, Trade Deal Draws Near
Mixed data weighs on markets while earnings are in focus.
- Investing.com•8 days ago
StockBeat - Gloomy PMIs Overshadow Strong Nestle, Unilever Results
By Geoffrey Smith
FX Empire•9 days agoMarkets Brace For Earnings, Optimism Is Fading, Slower Growth Confirmed
Chinese GDP is better than expected but did little to fuel optimism for future earnings growth.
- Investing.com•9 days ago
StockBeat - Why Axa Isn't on the Hook (Too Much) for Notre Dame
By Geoffrey Smith
- Investing.com•10 days ago
StockBeat - Europe at Nine-Month High on Signs of Chinese Rebound
By Geoffrey Smith
Associated Press•10 days agoAsian shares mixed after lackluster Wall Street session
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia in mostly narrow trading in the absence of any major market-driving news.
- FX Empire•12 days ago
The Week Ahead – Stats and Earnings to Drive the Majors
In a shortened week ahead, economic data and earnings will be the key drivers. Stats will need to really impress to shift sentiment towards FED policy.
- FX Empire•13 days ago
The Weekly Wrap – Brexit, Earnings, Monetary Policy, and Stats Drove Risk Appetite
It was a big week for the majors, with risk appetite finding its feet following better than expected earnings and stats at the end of the week.
FX Empire•14 days agoEarnings Blow Past Expectations, Equities Edge Higher, Fear Of Recession Evaporates
Earnings season has begun and so far the results are much better than expected.
- Investing.com•14 days ago
StockBeat: Europe's IPO Market Steps Briefly Out of Unicorns' Shadow
By Geoffrey Smith
- FX Empire•14 days ago
Investing in Champions as Quarter Finals Start
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world that has won the hearts of millions of men (and women are not indifferent to it as well). Although I am not a passionate football fan, I try to keep track of developments in the field. All the more so, because the quarter-finals of the Champions League started.
- FX Empire•15 days ago
Trade Hopes Lift Stocks, Brexit Deadline Extended, Chinese Inflation At 5 Month High
Trade hopes continue to support stocks while traders wait on the final deal, and the start of earnings season on Friday.
