PA ANALYSIS: Should wealth managers do more to take advantage of volatility?
Volatility is a word that seems to have strongly negative connotations whether you are talking about markets or somebody’s personality.
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Standard Chartered shares slide as FTSE dips back under 6000
Standard Charted shares fell 5.7% in morning trading after the bank reported a surprising loss.
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Centrica climbs on profit uptick
Centrica saw its shares climb this morning following the release of its full year results.
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Rio Tinto shares slide as FTSE falls
Rio Tinto’s shares have fallen sharply on the release of a lacklustre set of results.
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Shell shares leap despite 80% profit slide
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell climbed 6.4% on Thursday morning as the company revealed full year profits down 80% on the previous year to $3.8bn.
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Japan’s move to negative rates sees FTSE edge over 6000
The FTSE 100 edged back over 6000 on a wave of positive sentiment triggered by the surprise announcement that Japan has moved to negative interest rates.
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Anglo American shares rocket; Lloyds share sale axed
Anglo American saw its shares rocket 15% on news it has decided to cut around 4000 jobs and increased iron ore production.
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China’s second seven percent slump spooks markets
China’s stock market slumped by 7% for the second time this week, sending other indices around the world including the FTSE 100 down sharply as well.
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Fresh China turmoil sends FTSE plummeting once again
A new slide in Chinese stocks has prompted equities indices across Europe to plummet as trading in 2016 begins.
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FTSE 100 slumps under 6000 despite petrol price fall
The FTSE 100 has slumped to under 6000 during trading today as miners and some financials suffered big falls.
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House builders, Rolls Royce push FTSE upwards
House builders’ share prices made big gains on Wednesday and dragged the FTSE 100 index up with them.
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Shell pulls FTSE 100 south
Royal Dutch Shell has revealed an $8.2bn write-off related to its Alaskan misadventures, sending both its own shares and the FTSE 100 lower.
