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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World markets summary:
The recovery in equity markets that began six weeks ago continued during April as the panic selling that so characterised March was replaced by optimism on news…
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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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The recovery in equity markets that began a month ago continued during the week, with UK the UK top 100 companies rising 1.9% and the US S&P 500 Index 2.3%. …
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw little movement in global equity markets with the UK (UK top 100 companies) rising 0.8% and the US (S&P 500 Index) falling 1.7%. While…
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Equity markets continued to recover during the week, led by the US (S&P 500 Index) which rose 3.5%. Although the rally in the US has involved all industry sectors, that market…
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World markets summary:
March saw equity markets close well off their lows, hit earlier in the month as investors adjusted to an economic landscape transformed by the spread of COVID-19…
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Macro Overview
To reminisce is to revere. It was January BC (before corona). Indian Industrial Production had improved at the fastest rate in eight years after last year’s torpor. UK…
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