Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 is upbeat at the start of the week, rising amid more positive sentiment as hopes wash around about…
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Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 posted its best winning streak in 10 months yesterday, with its sixth session in a row of gains, and the good times…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets may have ended a 6-day losing streak in yesterday’s session but that feeling of positivity looks set to quickly fade away,…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets have managed to find some footing after yesterday’s global market selloff, with the FTSE 100 broadly flat at the open. Markets are jittery…
Market report: stocks are back in business as global markets react to easing bond yields
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “European markets are waking up with a spring in their step, thanks to cooling US core inflation and upbeat bank earnings fuelling risk-on…
Market Report: slower US rate cuts weigh on global markets, UK grocers deliver some Christmas cheer
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 stands out among European markets this morning, opening broadly flat while its peers fall amid concerns that US interest rate cuts may…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “European markets posted sharp losses in early trading, with the FTSE 100 down 1.1%, tracking a global selloff sparked by the US Federal Reserve’s…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has opened a touch higher this morning, with investors keeping a close eye on interest rate dynamics across the globe. The…
Market Report: European markets open with a spring in their step, US awaits key results
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets have a spring in their step with the FTSE 100 up 0.3% in early trading, building on a good session yesterday…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “European markets have opened with a slight spring in their step this morning and look set to end a wild week on a…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has opened 0.65% higher this morning as investors digest a string of trading updates and try to assess the global…
Market Report: UK markets open higher, profit taking in the US as investors await NVIDIA results
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets have managed to build on Friday’s gains and opened higher after the long weekend. In corporate news, Bunzl has demonstrated exactly why boring…
Guy Lawson-Johns, equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has opened higher as the UK general election campaign gets underway. Last week’s election announcement is causing some short-term volatility in…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds at Hargreaves Lansdown: “US markets rallied last night with the S&P 500 index rising by 0.9%, outpacing the tech-heavy Nasdaq which only managed a…
The Nasdaq fell almost 531 points or 4.5% to its lowest level since October 2020. The S&P 500 fell 3.9% while the Dow Jones was down 2.8%, each at the…