Well that’s a shake up ….. The UK Index pays out a whopping 40 points for ex-dividends and then falls another 200 points to finish the week lower as North Korea and Trump flex their muscles over Guam! Major markets around the world has only just have been trading around record highs, but with political…
It’s no surprise to see the likes of Randgold Resources and Fresnillo among the best performers this week, up 5%. Nor to see Rio Tinto and Glencore down 5%. Not when two of the world’s more unpredictable leaders are trading insults and nuclear threats. However, this wasn’t the only story in town this week. There was…
11 Aug Telegraph Here’s Michael van Dulken of Accendo Markets: “Calls for another negative open (third on the trot) comes after a US equity selloff, inspired by fresh Trump aggression towards North Korea, made for a weak session in Asia overnight.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/08/11/asian-markets-slide-donald-trump-warns-north-korea-nervous/ 10 Aug Investment Week Mike van Dulken, head of research at Accendo Markets, commented:”Equities remain under…
Shares in Paddy Power Betfair are down 5% this morning as investors react to CEO Breon Corcoran stepping down after sixteen years with the group, the last seven of which in the C-Suite. Traders are both shocked and unsure. Shock stems from losing an important figure and business driver, especially with last year’s merger. Uncertainty…
One of the biggest dividend days for the UK Index this year looms large next Thursday. Big names like BT, Anglo American, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Diageo, Lloyds and many more are paying anywhere up to 3.3%*. Here’s how not to miss out. With some spectacular moves among UK Index blue-chips lately, often…
RBS was the beneficiary of good news this morning, propelling its shares back to May highs. More importantly, they extended their 12-month post-Brexit recovery. Many are now looking north towards the highs of 2015 as a potential target. But what is required to get them there? The good news this morning was RBS swinging back…