A holiday for us in the UK might mean spending time with family, visiting our favourite place or simply just relaxing. In North Korea, however, it means something entirely different. Over the weekend, the rogue nation is expected to launch another missile which would coincide with its Foundation of the Republic holiday, the date of its…
UK 100 Price (p) Dividend (p) Yield (%) UK 100 Impact (Pts) BHP BILLITON 1485 33.2 2.2 -2.7 ADMIRAL GROUP 1926 37.9 2.0 – STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN 433.4 7 1.6 -0.7 RSA INSURANCE GROUP 660.5 6.6 1.0 -0.3 LAND SECURITIES GROUP 1001 9.9 1.0 -0.3 ADMIRAL GROUP 1926 18.1 0.9 -0.1 ANTOFAGASTA 1060 8 0.8…
Shares in Vectura are down 11% this morning after publication of interim results. Whilst the share price reaction could be pinned on news of a sharply wider pre-tax loss it may in fact be due to a downgraded Risk & Uncertainties statement, buried half way through the report before the financial statements. Back in May,…
Macro observations As foreign exchange traders return to their desks, news of another North Korean nuclear test have abruptly impacted FX markets. Unless further provocations take place this week, however, the politics and central bank heavy calendar is expected to once again become the primary driver of market sentiment. The headline event of the week…
September has only just begun, however already, alongside the acceleration of the expected customary September volume increase, there is a plentiful helping of stocks from one of retail investors’ favourite sector, the Housebuilders. As has almost become customary, the sector wheels some of its largest names out to report numbers almost as soon as the…
It makes sense for investors’ first reaction to a catastrophe such as Hurricane Harvey to be the identification of companies and share prices which may be negatively impacted. The reasons are three-fold. Firstly, am I in these names, do I need to protect profits and/or can I avoid worsening of losses? Secondly, let me keep…