Shares in international food, retail and ingredients group Associated British Foods are -3.3% this morning, extending the 2018’s -22% share price downtrend to levels last seen in June 2016. The company’s latest trading update painted a mixed picture for business outlook and while trading at its core Primark division was 5.5% higher at constant FX,…
Bargain-hunters are out in force, scouring the 20% of UK 100 shares which are now down 20-50% from their 2018 highs. While these big drops offer the opportunity for share price recovery, their dividends also offer the potential for inflation-busting income of up to 14% which, itself, is often supportive of the share price. As…
Sell in May, go away, and come back on St Leger’s Day. Everyone’s heard that old corny adage. Well, guess what, St Leger Stakes horse-race is just around the corner. Next Saturday, 15 September, to be precise. So, is this the best time to come back and trade? As the excitement of the St Leger…
When the markets opened this morning and shares in restaurant and hotel conglomerate Whitbread jumped up 18%, there was plenty of disappointment from investors who missed out. But no need to despair, there are abundant tradable opportunities still in play. Let’s look at the facts. Unless you’ve were holding Whitbread shares before the UK Index opened,…
It’s an odd mix of companies at the top and bottom of the UK Index this week. Losses for Tobacco giants and Telecoms might suggest investors shunning defensives in favour of risk appetite. However, Banks are also languishing, while Miners and Utilities trade higher. What does this say about market sentiment? So it’s a rather…
UK Index is down 10pts in early morning trading after plumbing 4-month lows overnight as full-on risk off mood is dominating investor sentiment leading into the weekend. Global financial markets continue getting pummelled by the vagaries of Trump administration’s trade policies. White House has come out guns blazing on trade issues overnight, as Donald Trump…