Like most private investors, I drip-feed money into my investment account each month. To stay invested, I need to make regular purchases, regardless of the market’s latest gyrations. However, the FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE) is up 75% on its March 2009 low, and is no longer cheap. So is the UK’s blue-chip index still a Read More
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* FTSE 100 up 0.8 pct, rises for 5th straight session * Retail stocks buoyed by strong UK retail sales * FTSE could hit 6,900 over coming month -APS Alpha’s Slack By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, boosted by retailers after Read More
By This Is Money PUBLISHED: 03:44 EST, 10 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:59 EST, 10 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): British Gas owner Centrica suffered a shares fall after Energy Secretary Ed Davey called for radical reform of the energy supply market. It emerged that it was singled out by Mr Davey in a letter asking Read More
* FTSE 100 rises for fourth straight session * Energy Secretary’s comments hit utility sector * Fall in utility shares prevent FTSE from bigger gains * Rise in Barclays (LSE: BARC.L – news) adds most points to FTSE 100 By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Fresh political pressure on Britain’s utility industry hit Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630: Close The FTSE 100 finished 19.87 points or 0.3 per cent higher at 6,591.55 after a rangebound session. Nevertheless, this was still the index’s highest closing level since January 24th when it reached 6,663.74. “Traders are slowing gaining confidence in equity markets as bullish behaviour returns in the wake of the Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – Mining (LSE: MIR.L – news) stocks were among the best performers on the FTSE 100 on Monday with precious metal producers Fresnillo (Other OTC: FNLPF – news) and Randgold rising strongly as gold and silver prices advanced. Barclays (LSE: BARC.L – news) was making gains despite claims that confidential details of clients Read More
Chuck Jaffe Always invest in what scares you
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE 100 at highest since January 24th – Markets look ahead to speeches from central banker – Centrica (LSE: CNA.L – news) feeling the heat after Energy Secretary claims techMARK 2,795.99 +0.20% FTSE 100 6,579.86 +0.12% FTSE 250 15,890.35 +0.16% UK stocks opened higher on Monday morning with the FTSE 100 Read More
Blue-chip companies listed on the FTSE 100 have poured into emerging markets in recent years. Now these companies’ shares are being hit Investors fearful about the impact of the emerging-markets crisis on their portfolio may be shocked to discover they have more exposure to a meltdown than they think. Blue-chip companies listed on the FTSE Read More
By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – Top shares rose for a third straight session on Friday, led by mining companies, which were helped by an upbeat outlook from steelmaker ArcelorMittal. UK equities sold off after a disappointing U.S. jobs report, then recovered on confidence that shares will continue to benefit as global economic growth picks Read More