This week has been a topsy-turvy week for most financial markets. For the UK 100 , this was a week of muted activity. Once more, coronavirus-related headlines as well as headlines from the Brexit trade negotiations dominated headlines for the UK 100 . The week started on a bad note for the British Pound, as…
Holiday firm, TUI, is flying after an upbeat trading update which saw its shares rise by 11.5 per cent to 902.40p at the time of writing. Its first quarter results revealed a 7.7 per cent jump in turnover to 3.85 bn EUR for the three months to 31 December. Although the tour operator reported below…
British Gas owner Centrica has reported its worst results since 2015, resulting in a massive 17 per cent share price slide. It’s full year results for 2019 were a big blow for investors, showing a massive 35 per cent drop in adjusted operating profit to £901m, causing share prices to dip to a low of…
Banking giant Barclays revealed strong full year results this week, but the news was overshadowed by the revelation that its Chief Executive Jes Staley is facing a regulatory probe in relation to his links with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The news caused Barclays share price to tumble 2.5 per cent, now standing at 176.32p at…
Global markets were able to shake off the coronavirus-related fears that pervaded the markets last week. The positive sentiment returned when the Chinese government, through the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC), injected $173billion of liquidity to stave off the market impact of the coronavirus outbreak. As the week wore on, statistics issued from various countries…
Budget airline Ryanair is soaring after solid third quarter results sent its share price 4.4 per cent higher despite delays in delivery of the new Boeing 737 MAX. Ryanair reported a third quarter net profit of 88m EUR for the third quarter, compared to a 66m EUR loss in the same period of the previous…