Trading platform, IG Prime, published a white paper laying out the views of 253 hedge fund managers, on which sectors are most likely to grow over the next twelve months. Within the 41-page document, titled ‘Hedge fund trends: Covid-19 vs the global financial crisis’, 73% of those surveyed said that health and pharma will increase […]

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Provider of software solutions for the US healthcare sector, Craneware (AIM:CRW) saw its shares bounce on Tuesday, as it announced a “return to strong sales growth” ahead of its AGM. The company said that trading during the first four months of the fiscal year were ahead of management expectations, and “considerably ahead” of the same […]

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On Wednesday, investors responded to election result uncertainty by heavily backing proven winners and market leaders, and this saw an enormous uptick in US big tech stocks. After making upwards movements of around 3% in futures, the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite then saw additional growth, up around 4% – at 11,605 points. This tech stock storm […]

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The FTSE 100 has rallied ahead of the US election up 79 points or 1.4% at 5735. Almost every stock on the FTSE 100 opened higher on Tuesday morning, recovering from the 7-month lows. The FTSE 250 rose 1.35% to 17,412.93. It wasn’t just London that opened higher. Stocks across Europe climbed on Tuesday with […]

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The FTSE 100 has hit a six-month low, shedding 85 points and falling to 5644 points. The blue-chip index has lost around 25% of its value this year so far amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Top fallers of the FTSE 100 on Wednesday are Property companies British Land and Land Securities. Airline group including IAG was […]

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It’s little secret that FTSE 100 oil stocks have been absolutely battered in 2020, and today’s share price drops seemed to add icing to the rather underwhelming cake. If you’re confused about why today in particular is significant, here are a few reasons why it might be so. Number 1: Sluggish oil price recovery Yes, […]

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Gaining as much as 3.4% last week, global equities optimism remained largely in place as the week’s trading kicked off, with considerable rallies in the US and Asia leaving their European counterparts trailing behind. Up 0.89%, to 28,842, the Dow Jones hit 28,842 points, a new five-week high. Moving ahead even more bullishly, the Nasdaq […]

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The FTSE 100 rose 0.2% on Wednesday’s opening to 5,963 points despite Donald Trump abruptly ending US stimulus talks. Whilst the Dow Jones industrial average fell by 1.3% towards close following Trump’s actions, London’s blue-chip index saw a rise. Trump tweeted yesterday: “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, […]

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In what has been a bright start to the week for the FTSE 100 index, among the frontrunners of the top risers crib sheet were property developer stocks, who have likely enjoyed a period in which house buyers and retail consumers released pent-up demand. There were also gains in financials with HSBC rising 9% after […]

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Between Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID pandemic, protests and ongoing investigations into his potential involvements in several scandals, the US president has certainly seen his stock fall in the last couple of months. While most of his cards will rest upon his ability to inspire a quick economic bounce-back from the virus, most polling […]

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With March to May being a turbulent period for shareholders, June appeared to be the month where some semblance of usual service resumed. Though, while most companies began finding their feet again, most of their share prices were significantly below where they were at the start of the year, with a return to previous levels […]

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The FTSE 100 has received a bruising over the last few weeks, as the coronavirus has continued to take its’ toll on global markets. Data from the FTSE Russell confirmed that there had been some shifts within the FTSE 100. Three big names in Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF), TUI AG (LON:TUI) and NMC Health PLC (LON:NMC) […]

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Pendragon PLC (LON:PDG) have announced that they have appointed a new chief executive officer on Wednesday afternoon. The motor retailer said that Bill Berman would be taking up the chief executive officer role, which would take place with immediate effect. Berman is currently interim executive chair of Pendragon, and has held his role since October […]

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The Coronavirus has been hitting news headlines, and the global population continue to worry over fears about the lethal virus spreading. Investors and businesses have also had a say on the matter, and whether this will have long term implications for business within China as markets seem to have been spooked on Monday. The death […]

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Shares in JD Sports Fashion PLC (LON:JD) closed Friday at 1594p, this morning they opened at 330p as the share dilution that was announced on the 1st of November came into effect splitting the ordinary shares of 1.25p each into shares of 0.25p. In old money, JD Sports shares are trading up almost 4% as […]

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