FTSE 100: Week in Review
It’s been a long week for traders in London, one in which they saw the FTSE threaten to break an all time high after extending a 13 year record. However, as we have seen so often in recent times, the rally came to an unexpected and abrupt halt at the slightest sign of negativity and hesitation from the worlds central banks. The markets began the week More...
FTSE declines for second consecutive day
Stocks in London slid for a second successive day today, resulting the in the FTSE 100’s largest two day decline in 10 months. The index was down 0.63 percent on the day as investors became increasingly skeptical More...
Nikkei rides out of “aftershock” with an advance
Tokyo saw a turbulent day of trading end with small advances after it began its recovery from yesterdays 7.3 percent decline, the index’s largest one-day decline since the earthquake that hit the nation in 2011. More...
FinancialTrading.com Live Blog 24/5/2013
/*16.41The European markets are now all closed, recording small losses across the board. The Stoxx 50 declined by 0.45%, the Dax by 0.56%. The FTSE 100 was the biggest loser of the day in Europe More...
US Indices register small losses across the board
Markets in the US resisted the chance to slip into big declines today after the Nikkei slid by 7.3 percent and Europe followed suit with large declines across the board. Ben Bernanke’s comments to the Joint Economic More...
FTSE 100 suffers worst one day decline in 12 months
It has been a terrible day for traders around the world, with every major market falling. The 2.10 percent that the FTSE fell by was the index’s biggest one day decline in 12 months and it was by no means alone. More...
FinancialTrading.com Live Blog 23/5/2013
/*16.41The European markets are now all closed, recording small losses across the board. The Stoxx 50 declined by 0.45%, the Dax by 0.56%. The FTSE 100 was the biggest loser of the day in Europe More...
FTSE closes 90 points off highest ever levels
The FTSE 100 closed this evening just 90 points off its highest ever levels of 6930. The index made a somewhat slow start to the day with as it waited with baited breath for news from across the Atlantic of Ben More...
FTSE pauses for breath as Morrisons shares are placed
The FTSE 100 has paused for breath are its recent surge which put it within touching distance of an all time record. The record was set in December 1999, when the dot com bubble was in full swing with no signs of More...
All major asian indices down during early afternoon trading
The Nikkei, Hang Seng and S&P/ASX 200 were all down shortly after the midday break in Asia today after the Reserve Bank of Australia announced interest cuts to a record low. The knock on effect was seen throughout More...