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Market Report The Daily Market Report for the most popular indices, forex and commodities spread betting markets


Spread Betting Daily Your daily spread betting update from the insiders. A look at the FTSE 100 and a range of other spread betting markets from Crude Oil to Shares to Gold to


Spread Betting Companies Spread Betting Companies - Compare the services and markets of some of the leading spread betting companies


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Spread Betting Account Spread Betting Account >> In the tables below we have listed which companies offer the popular shares, indices, forex and commodities markets. We have also listed which companies offer services such as


Spread Bets in the Credit Crunch What happens if I trade on a particularly volatile day? How can I reduce my downside? The spread betting companies have moved on from the days of unlimited losses. Financial Spreads, for example, attaches a


FTSE Spread Betting How to spread bet on Indices like the FTSE 100, where to trade the FTSE, Wall St, Dax and


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Spread Betting Trends Spread Betting Trends - Everyday, 10 new trading signals showing bullish or bearish market movements


Share Tips Share Tips - Brokers Share Tips on the major companies that have had their ratings updated. Today the leading upgrades include


Spread Bets Blog Regular articles, thoughts and opinions from the Traders and Analysts at IG Index, Financial Spreads, ShortsandLongs, Capital Spreads and


Share Tips Brokers Tips Share Tips and Brokers Tips for the key UK, European and US companies that have been upgraded/downgraded. Today we have seen that


Market Report - Financial Data Update The daily market update. Price updates for the most popular spread betting markets


Spread Bets Daily Markets A daily trading update from IG Index. Every weekday the experts offer their view of the markets


Spread Betting Comment Quick daily comments on the spread betting markets


Spread Betting Brief Comment Update daily - brief comments on the spread betting markets


Financial Spread Betting Financial Spread Betting >> Financial Spread Betting offers some interesting features and is worth considering as part of your investment strategy. So why spread trade? Put simply, financial spread betting offers tax efficiency* as well as


UK Spreads UK Spreads >> There are a wide variety of financial spread betting companies that focus on providing a service for UK investors. UK spread bettors can nearly always spread bet in Sterling regardless of


Commodity Spreads Commodity Spreads - a look at which companies offer the key commodity spreads markets as well as some of the trading advantages and


Currency Spreads Currency Spreads - a look at which companies offer the key currency spreads markets as well as some of the trading advantages and


Index Spread Betting Index Spread Betting - With spread betting the most popular trade is the Index spread bet. An important feature in fast moving, volatile markets, such as the stock market indices, is that


Spread Firms Spread Firms >> Spread betting is a rapidly growing form of trading that is becoming increasingly popular. It is important to consider which spread betting firms are able to


Spread Betting on Indices How and where to spread bet on Indices. Also where to find candlestick charts for stock market indices like the FTSE 100, Dow Jones and


Spread Betting on Shares How and where to spread bet on Shares. Also where to find candlestick charts for shares and


Forex Spread Bet How and where to spread bet on Forex markets


Crude Oil Spread Bet Crude Oil spread betting: how to trade crude oil, useful trading hints, where to spread bet on crude, getting candlestick charts and


Gold Spread Bet Gold spread betting: how to trade gold, useful trading hints, where to spread bet on gold, getting candlestick charts and


Commodities Spread Bet How and where to spread bet Commodities like Gold, Oil, Copper and Silver. Also where to find Commodities candlestick charts and


Spread Bets and the Dax 30 How and where to spread bet on Dax 30


Spread Bets and Wall St How and where to spread bet on Wall Street


Spread Bets and the Nikkei How to spread on the Nikkei plus where you can trade the Nikkei with no brokers fees or commissions


Spread Bets and S&P 500 Where and how to spread bet on the S&P 500 plus where you can trade the S&P 500 with no brokers fees or commissions


Spread Bets and the Dow Jones How and where to spread bet on the Dow Jones plus where you can trade the Dow Jones with no brokers fees or commissions


Spread Bets and the CAC 40 How to spread bet on the CAC 40 plus where you can trade the CAC 40 with no brokers fees or commissions


Spread Betting on the AEX How to spread bet on the AEX plus where you can trade the AEX with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on the Euro Stoxx How to spread bet on the Euro Stoxx plus where you can trade the Euro Stoxx with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on the Nasdaq How to spread bet on the Nasdaq plus where you can trade the Nasdaq with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on the Nifty 50 How to spread bet on the Nifty 50 plus where you can trade the Nifty 50 with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on the UK 100 How to spread bet on the UK 100 plus where you can trade the UK 100 with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on the Australia 200 How to spread bet on the Australia 200 plus where you can trade the Australia 200 with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on the Hang Seng How to spread bet on the Hang Seng plus where you can trade the Hang Seng with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on the Ireland ISEQ 20 How to spread bet on the Ireland ISEQ 20 plus where you can trade the Ireland ISEQ 20 with no brokers fees or commissions and


US Crude Oil Spread Bets How to spread bet on US Crude Oil plus where you can trade US Crude Oil with no brokers fees or commissions and


Silver Spread Bets How to spread bet on Silver plus where you can trade Silver with no brokers fees or commissions and


Copper Spread Bets How to spread bet on Copper plus where you can trade Copper with no brokers fees or commissions and


Spread Betting on Sterling / Dollar How and where to spread bet on Sterling / Dollar. Also where to find Sterling / Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Yen How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Yen. Also where to find Dollar / Yen candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Sterling Yen How and where to spread bet on Sterling / Yen. Also where to find Sterling / Yen candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro Yen How and where to spread bet on Euro / Yen. Also where to find Euro / Yen candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro / Pound How to spread bet on Euro / Pound plus where you can trade Euro / Pound with no brokers fees or commissions


Spread Betting on Euro / Dollar How to spread bet on Euro Dollar plus where you can spread bet on Euro Dollar with no brokers fees or commissions


Spread Betting on Sterling / Euro How and where to spread bet on Sterling/Euro Also where to find Sterling/Euro candlestick charts for


Spread Bets and Euro / Swiss Franc How and where to spread bet on Euro / Swiss Franc. Also where to find Euro / Swiss Franc candlestick charts for


Spread Bets and Australian Dollar / US Dollar How and where to spread bet on Australian Dollar / US Dollar. Also where to find AUD / USD candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Swiss Franc How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Swiss Franc. Also where to find Dollar / Swiss Franc candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on US Dollar / Canadian Dollar How and where to spread bet on US Dollar / Canadian Dollar. Also where to find US Dollar / Canadian Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro / Australian Dollar How and where to spread bet on Euro / Australian Dollar. Also where to find Euro / Australian Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Australian Dollar / Yen How and where to spread bet on Australian Dollar / Yen. Also where to find Australian Dollar/Yen candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Swiss Franc / Yen How and where to spread bet on Swiss Franc/Yen. Also where to find Swiss Franc/Yen candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar How and where to spread bet on New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar. Also where to find New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro / Canadian Dollar How and where to spread bet on Euro / Canadian Dollar. Also where to find Euro / Canadian Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / South African Rand How and where to spread bet on Dollar / South African Rand. Also where to find Dollar / South African Rand candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Singapore Dollar How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Singapore Dollar. Also where to find Dollar / Singapore Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Swedish Krona How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Swedish Krona. Also where to find Dollar / Swedish Krona candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Norwegian Krone How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Norwegian Krone. Also where to find Dollar / Norwegian Krone candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Danish Krone How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Danish Krone. Also where to find Dollar / Danish Krone candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on New Zealand Dollar / Yen How and where to spread bet on New Zealand Dollar / Yen. Also where to find New Zealand Dollar / Yen candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on New Zealand Dollar / Swiss Franc How and where to spread bet on New Zealand Dollar / Swiss Franc. Also where to find New Zealand Dollar / Swiss Franc candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on New Zealand Dollar / Canadian Dollar How and where to spread bet on New Zealand Dollar / Canadian Dollar. Also where to find New Zealand Dollar / Canadian Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Pound / South African Rand How and where to spread bet on Pound / South African Rand. Also where to find Pound / South African Rand candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Pound / Swiss Franc How and where to spread bet on Pound / Swiss Franc. Also where to find Pound / Swiss Franc candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Pound / Canadian Dollar How and where to spread bet on Pound / Canadian Dollar. Also where to find Pound / Canadian Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Pound / Australian Dollar How and where to spread bet on Pound / Australian Dollar. Also where to find Pound / Australian Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro / South African Rand How and where to spread bet on Euro / South African Rand. Also where to find Euro / South African Rand candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro / Swedish Krona How and where to spread bet on Euro / Swedish Krona. Also where to find Euro / Swedish Krona candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro / New Zealand Dollar How and where to spread bet on Euro / New Zealand Dollar. Also where to find Euro / New Zealand Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Euro / Norwegian Krone How and where to spread bet on Euro / Norwegian Krone. Also where to find Euro / Norwegian Krone candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Australian Dollar / New Zealand Dollar How and where to spread bet on Australian Dollar / New Zealand Dollar. Also where to find Australian Dollar / New Zealand Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Australian Dollar / Canadian Dollar How and where to spread bet on Australian Dollar / Canadian Dollar. Also where to find Australian Dollar / Canadian Dollar candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Polish Zloty How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Polish Zloty. Also where to find Dollar / Polish Zloty candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Mexican Peso How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Mexican Peso. Also where to find Dollar / Mexican Peso candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on Dollar / Hungarian Forint How and where to spread bet on Dollar / Hungarian Forint. Also where to find Dollar / Hungarian Forint candlestick charts for


Spread Betting on US Dollar / Czech Koruna How and where to spread bet on US Dollar / Czech Koruna. Also where to find US Dollar / Czech Koruna candlestick charts for


FTSE Spread Betting Facts All financial markets can be affected by rumour, just ask HBOS who saw their share price drop 18% on unfounded hear say. If you are looking to trade the FTSE 100 what are the facts?


FTSE Spread Betting Tools The FTSE 100 is experiencing large price changes with 50+ point swings on a daily basis and a 400 point drop in June. The key question is: How to make money by spread betting on the FTSE 100? A good place to start is to make sure you are trading with as few costs and as much real


FTSE 100 Spread Betting Protection There are a large number of opportunities to profit from trading Indices like the FTSE 100 but what about a little protection. With each potential profit there is a potential loss. Here are four important spread betting tips to


10 Crude Oil Spread Trading Facts The Crude Oil markets can move a lot on rumour, news of supply problems in the Gulf of Mexico, news of OPEC increasing production levels, changes in USD exchange rates etc but what about the Facts?


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New Spreadex Trading Site Spread betting experts Spreadex have unveiled a whole new look to tie in with the firm's 10th birthday anniversary. Financial customers meanwhile now have charting facilities to aid their trading as well as


Spreadex Win Trading Awards The spread betting company, based in Grosvenor Road, won the categories for 'Best Online Spread Betting Service' and 'Best Online


Spreadex in for Business Club Film Spread betting has risen in profile in recent months as an alternative investment opportunity amid the recession as stocks and shares fall and pension returns plummet. However, this visit was more to do with how Spreadex has managed


Spreadex up for Online Betting Company of the Year Spreadex is one of only two firms in the UK to offer financial and sports spread betting from the same account. This makes us quite unique in


Spread Bettors Tip Bank Stocks Spread Bettors Tip Bank Stocks >> With a number of sectors suffering record falls during a turbulent year of trading, investors have been keen to identify firms who may buck the trend in the New Year. And a list of the top 10 most positively traded equities


Spreadex User Wins £102,000 Last Thursday's big Bank of England interest rate cut took many people by surprise but not one speculator, who won more than


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Oil Prices Rise on Hints of Global Recovery Oil Prices Rise on Hints of Global Recovery >> Crude oil has been yo-yoing in price for the last couple of days. Brent crude hit its highest point so far in 2009 at $71.50 in morning trading


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Swine Flu Hits the Financial Markets The continuing global recession is unlikely to be helped by the outbreak of swine flu. Airline, hotel and leisure stocks dropped sharply as an outbreak of swine flu in North America raised fears of


Investors Go Long of Equities Paddypowertrader has seen indices such as FTSE and DJIA jostle for position to become prime destinations for spread betting funds as the


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President Increases Trading Volumes President Increases Trading Volumes >> Meanwhile, as the Republicans and George Bush leave the Oval office some industries could suffer, particularly construction and defence companies. Bushes aggressive stance abroad and the Iraq war have all provided lucrative opportunities for these types of companies. That could be


Worst Irish Stocks 2008 Worst Irish Stocks 2008 >> Spread bettors have been diving into Irish shares since the beginning of 2008. Unfortunately the ISEQ Index has lost 66.31% of its value year to date. According to the


Investors Exploit OPEC Oil Cuts When oil hit the psychological barrier of $146.64 dollars a barrel in July, it looked like the rush for black gold was over. Yet, paddypowertrader has watched the amount of spread bettors starting to move into oil multiply in recent days. With this volatility, there are


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Traders Selling Crude Oil Oil has been dropping in price for the last couple of weeks as traders worry about the gloomy economic outlook and poor energy demand into 2009. However, the plummeting energy prices are providing


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Dow Jones Hits 10000 Dow Jones Hits 10000 >> Spread bettors have been delving into Wall St / DJIA index trades as the index dropped to below the psychological barrier of 10,000 points at 3pm on Monday trading. Shortly after


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Crude Oil Prices Volatility and Opportunities Crude Oil Price Volatility >> After oil hit the heady heights of $147.25 dollars a barrel on July 2008 it looked like the rush for black gold was over. Yet, paddypowertrader has watched the amount of spread bettors starting to move into oil multiply. With this


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Spread Bets and RBS Shares How and where to spread bet on RBS. Also where to find RBS candlestick charts for


Spread Bets and Tesco Shares How and where to spread bet on Tesco. Also where to find Tesco candlestick charts for


Spread Bet on BP How to spread bet on BP shares plus where to find live prices, candlestick charts and


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Spread Bet on Vodafone Free update on Vodafone market prices, where to spread bet on Vodafone and how to spread bet on Vodafone.


Spread Betting on HSBC Shares How to spread bet on HSBC plus where to find real-time prices, charts and more


Spread Bet on Northern Rock At the time of publication the Northern Rock spread betting market is trading at 87.1 - 87.9 with Capital Spreads.


Spread Bet on Scottish and Newcastle A look at how you can win (and lose) by spread betting on Scottish and Newcastle. The Scottish and Newcastle market is trading at 748.1 - 749.8 with FinancialSpreads.com but how to make a profit?


Stock Market Indices v Barak Obama President Obama's oft mentioned change-for-the-better seems to be running full tilt into his waning public popularity. And, as with nearly all politicians since the dawn of time, the knee jerk reaction is to


UK Finances and Trading the Sterling Forex Markets Despite some good times for those with spread betting accounts, the UK's exodus from the recession has not been strong. The UK recession has been a bit of a


Which Way to Trade the Stock Market in 2010 We are now well into 2010 but the stock market is looking a little jaded. We may see the leading indices like the FTSE 100 and Dow Jones move up for a few sessions but


Spread Betting on the Pound - US Dollar Market The median price for the key Pound/Dollar forex market has been $1.6400 since May 2009. The market has consistently oscillated around the


Spread Betting in 2010 and Reducing Your Risks We are now well into 2010 and putting the recession behind us. Judging from the trading activity I am seeing, many investors are learning from past mistakes and deciding to


Oil Spreads Oil Spreads >> Despite the oil market being at a recent high, at the moment crude oil continues to be a dangerous market to bet against. There is room to both the upside and also the downside and the markets are very volatile at the moment. This is particularly true around the weekly oil inventory numbers


Shares Spread Betting Shares Spread Betting >> Trading stocks and shares is not always easy. However, if you are looking to trade then it is worth having a look at some of the easiest ways to access the global equities markets. Spread betting offers a tax free* solution that


Spread Betting and Tax Free Trading Spread Betting and Tax Free Trading >> Diversification of assets, tax efficiency and opportunities in volatile markets are all key areas for many investors. Most of us could benefit from a little more research and


Trading the FX, Shares and Commodities Markets Trading the FX, Shares and Commodities Markets >> As the major economies start to stabilise and the risk of a depression fades into the distance many are reflecting on a few important points. Firstly, how did it


Trading the Financial Markets after a Recession Trading the Financial Markets after a Recession >> So it looks like we have avoided a 1930's style depression however the current forecasts still suggest slow growth and a difficult time ahead. So what should you do in a difficult


Spread Betting Advantages Spread Betting Advantages >> Spread trading offers some interesting features and is worth considering as part of your investment strategy. There are many benefits. For example, spread betting profits do not incur


Balancing a Share Portfolio for a Recession Of course, in reality, financial spread betting is one the few industries that is thriving in the current market conditions. There may be a temporary ban on betting on Financial Stocks to go down but you can still bet on thousands of


Financial Spread Betting Markets The most popular trade though is a Rolling Daily Contract or Rolling Daily spread bet. These are designed as short terms trades. If they are not closed at the end of the day they simply rollover to the next day for


Introduction to Financial Spread Betting Spread betting usually offers a large variety of markets on which to trade such as indices, foreign exchange, commodities and equities. It is also a leveraged product. This amplifies your profits on


US Stimulus Results To combine huge new spending with massive new tax cuts when investment liquidity is not exactly just lying around risks starving the corporate sector of the ability to tap into the capital markets. One of the dangers with such


Improved UK Markets? The problem still lies in the banks being able to function as banks. What the Bank of England is doing is preventing Banks from charging for their money. Whilst the consumer is struggling both from a back log of debt and now


The Markets and Gold Spread Trading No rewards for failure...at what price did Gordon sell gold? When he was Chancellor of the Exchequer he held 17 auctions to sell half


What to Spread Trade in 2009 If they are still in such disarray, what should investors be trading? If you day trade, trade CFDs and/or like spread betting, where should you be putting your money?


FX Trading and UK Interest Rates FX Trading and UK Interest Rates >> This is one of the strange conundrums of the strong Yen. It is argued that the pound is weak because of the level of debt that will be issued in the next five years. Much as I hate to agree with


Sterling and Europe For longer term equity holders we are also running into the 'aging population' effect. A greater and greater percentage of the populace is tipping over retirement age which generally means equity redemptions rather than equity purchases. The up and coming generations may have


Politics and the UK Stock Market in 2009 The perceived wisdom that, in the long run, equities will always be the best performing sector is taking a bit of a hammering at the moment. Housing is still


What to Spread Bet on in 2009? Looking at the FTSE 100, there was an interesting rise in the stock market over the festive period and start of 2009. The FTSE then gave much of the gain back and then some more. Again, the 4700 highs in November 2008 proved to be something of a psychological barrier for traders. The interest rate cutting approach


Spread Betting on the FTSE in 2009 We are still in a bear market whether anyone likes it or not and the bounce from the November 2008 lows lasted 30 days in total. That happens to be the average length of time that bear market rallies last. Technically the bears are still in control and from a fundamental standpoint the


FTSE 100 Spread Betting Surprise With optimism so low, are there any benefits for traders out there looking to buy and/or sell the markets? By mid-January 2009, the market volatility of 2008 had returned and for anyone spread betting by trading ranges there was, and still is, money to be made. Of course you


UK Interest Rates in 2009 Interest Rates 2009 >> Nervousness is surrounding all of the Bank of England’s interest rate decisions. With the markets expecting anything from 0.5% to 1.50% cuts but the City has never been so split on what they think the MPC should do. There are compelling arguments for


UK Banking in 2009 Banking 2009 >> A huge preponderance of FTSE 100 business is actually non UK centric and as such profitability (in Sterling terms) should be reasonably well enhanced. If the pound remains at these lowly levels many quoted companies may well surprise


Short Selling Ban Lifted The short selling ban has been lifted. Genuine long-term investors should have no fear over short selling as they are supposed to be in the game for an extended term and are buying on yield, prospects, growth etc. Why worry if investors are spread betting on a market to go down? The fact that the stock has fallen only means


Betting on a Crude Oil Price Fall Financial Spreads and paddypowertrader have both reported a surge in clients selling oil. The latter has confirmed a 25% increase in the number of accounts shorting crude. Prices have slumped by more than 60%


Spread Betting on Construction Sector Shares Building Sector Shares >> Back in the summer Taylor Wimpey's inability to get a fund raiser off the ground really hit the market. At that point we had become used to shareholders routinely stumping up the cash for


Shorting Leveraged Companies and the Economy Shorting Leveraged Companies and the Economy >> There is now some in-depth research going on with analysts looking for stocks with higher than normal borrowing requirements. The 'dodgy' gearing up of balance sheets over the past decade may


Banking and the UK Economy Banking and the UK Economy >> Irish banks which were virtually the first recipients of State support are now pretty much at their lowest levels. They are even under the prices that triggered the intervention in the first place. With no shorting of financial shares via


Where to Invest During a Recession Where to Invest During a Recession >> With time to do nothing it seems that a large enough percentage of the population reverts back to the old vices of drink, gambling and


Spread Betting on the Housing Market Spread Betting on the Housing Market >> If that is the general trend then one option to try to beat the fall is to bet that House Prices will fall. Some of the spread betting companies now offer markets on the Average UK House Price and


Spread Betting on Soft Commodities Spread Betting on Softs >> Although less popular than Metals or Energy-based Commodities like Crude Oil, Softs like Coffee still provide plenty of opportunity for anyone trading CFDs or spread betting. Or do they?


Where to Invest During the Credit Crunch Where to Invest During the Credit Crunch >> How can anyone possibly make a long term investment choice on any stock in the current environment? For very long term players with huge income streams I suppose as long as you keep buying all the way down the curve you should pick the bottom at some point. But


Spread Bets and the Golden Safe Haven Spread Bets and the Golden Safe Haven >> Talking to a number of spread betting companies recently I found out that despite gold hitting an all-time high of $1,030 in March and steadily falling since then many clients have remained positive about the


Should Investors be Allowed to Short Shares? Should Investors be Allowed to Short Shares? >> Looking at the Alliance and Leicester / Satander deal there has been a slightly different reaction. No one felt sorry for traders shorting via borrowing stock, placing CFDs, spread betting or otherwise. There was a lesson for everyone on the Friday that the possibility of a deal was announced. Some £150m was probably lost in just a few minutes by


Spread Betting on the Euro and Fighting Inflation Spread Betting on the Euro >> In the past I have been optimistic about structural inflationary pressure within the UK economy as it has seemed to me that much of the strain has been imposed by products beyond the control of the Bank of England rate control policies. The price of Oil


Selling the FTSE 100 Selling the FTSE 100 >> Looking on a long-term basis the FTSE 100 has not moved much. It is not far away from the level it was at back in 1997. Do not forget the FTSE is not a like for like comparison. It continually


The Credit Crunch and Banking Shares Spread Bet on Banks >> What should we do after the Lehmans crash? The FTSE 100 has already broken the 5000 support level a number of times. According to Simon Denom of Financial Spreads, 'Investors will be hoping that the bounce from this level will support the view that


Spread Betting on Banks Spread Betting on Banks >> If banks continue to maintain or even raise their already high dividends is that a 'weak signal'? The banks have sources of income other than sub-prime mortgages and, whilst growth may be difficult to come by for the next year or so, the other areas are


Crude Oil Spread Betting Predictions Crude Oil Spread Betting Predictions >> Are all the analysts still predicting a rise in crude oil prices? Which way should you bet on Oil to go next, up or down? We have scoured the financial press for reputable sources predicting a drop in oil prices. There are not many. Of course the negatives with this sort of research come in three forms of self interest. Firstly, the


Spread Betting in Ireland Spread Trading in Ireland >> Spread betting, also known as spread trading, is an interesting system which allows you to trade financial markets across the world without any physical possession of stocks or commodities. If you are spread betting in Ireland you can


Spread Betting and Reducing Your Trading Risk Spread Betting and Risk Reduction >> Before entering into any spread bets it is important to understand the dynamics of the market you are entering into. Having said that, there are also various mechanisms available to you which can help you restrict your potential losses. One of the most obvious and often ignored methods is simply


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Share Tips 4 Mar 2010 Financial Tips on Shares including: Deutsche Bank, Coca Cola, Aviva and


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European Market Spread Betting News S&P cut the Greek sovereign rating to BBB+ and kept Greece on ratings watch negative. The FT didn't help the Greek case, covering Greece in a full page article detailing €7bn in unpaid health-care bills to the


UK Spread Betting Update Today, the European morning has seen stocks back in the black. RBS has rebounded over 5% on news of assets sales in Far East and India to HSBC which dragged up Barclays by their


Financial Spread Betting News Markets in Europe and the US opened positively, buoyed by the BoA's TARP repayment and a better than expected US initial jobless claims report. But those gains were erased after a disappointing


Gold Spread Betting Update Gold advanced to a record for the third time this week after Sri Lanka's Central Bank purchasing bullion and the Dollar extending its decline, spurring investors to find an alternative. Sri Lanka bought


Crude Oil Spreads Report Crude oil traded near $80 a barrel in New York after rising yesterday, as a government report showed US crude and fuel supplies dropped along with refinery production and imports. Oil reached a one-week high of


Index Spread Betting News The Dow Jones has retraced 50% of its bear 2007/2009 move. The best summary of what is happening came from Charles Diebel at Nomura: ''the current obsession in markets is that


Equities Spread Trading In brief, the insurance sector is under some selling pressure after both Zurich Financial and Munich Re missed analysts estimates, as did copper producer Vedanta Resources. Miners in general were weaker as copper, lead and


US Index Spread Betting Both the S&P and the Nasdaq fell for the fourth straight day amid weaker than anticipated new home sales of -3.6%. The Dow Jones US home construction index fell 5.5%, its worst


Shares Spreads Report Lloyds is now likely to get permission to exit APS and that would presupposes £26bn capital raise. Mining giant Anglo American announced plans to further streamline its business by selling non-core assets with an aggregate of 11% of the group’s


Forex Spread Betting In forex news, a Japanese currency strategist forecasts the demise of the Dollar. The chief currency strategist of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Daisuke Uno, said the Dollar would drop to 50 Yen and lose its role as the world's reserve currency. This is the gutsiest forecast I've yet


Asian Financial Spread Trading News The Dow Jones logged its best single quarter performance in 11 years with Caterpillar, American Express and General Electric the top three performers. I can't emphasise enough that the


Financial Spread Betting Report Japan's benchmark Nikkei index jumped 1.7 percent after a three-day holiday break playing catch up, but the rise reflected gains made in the rest of the region at the start of the week. A 0.8% slide in the Dow Jones on Wednesday, however, weighed on the rest of


Equity Spread Betting News The September bears are in rehab as the Pamplona Bull Run continued apace on a hump day. Equities punched higher as investors continue to put cash back to work buoyed


Global Spread Trading News Bourses in Europe were up over 1% yesterday, while the US was up just a little less as Goldman Sach's recommended a punt on industrial companies. Equity markets continue to


US Spread Betting Update US stocks have opened soft today. Region banks and financial names like AIG, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were again struggling, with the latter two on a report that the Mortgage Bankers Association proposed a new framework for the government’s role in the secondary mortgage market. US datawise we’ve had a


Asian Financial Spread Trading News Recent volatility in Chinese shares has been keeping investors guessing. The Shanghai composite index is down 14% so far in August, on track for the biggest monthly decline since the darkest month of the financial crisis in


US Market News The market seems to be treating the slump in Chinese equities as a healthy correction which is almost officially sanctioned, rather than symptomatic of something more sinister afoot. The S&P 500 was back in the black by yesterday afternoon, led by a rally in energy stocks after an unexpected


US and UK Trading Whilst equity markets closed off their highs for the session the S&P 500 still managed a broad-based gain of 1.2%, with the price action reinforced by some more upbeat commentary in the insurance sector and better-than-expected earnings at


Asian Markets Report US equities opened weaker yesterday after a softer session in Asia and early dataflow failed to quite live up to expectations. But a good portion of those losses were gradually pared as reports emerged of further upgrades to analyst forecasts of US economic growth to leave the S&P 500 down just


World Equity Spread Trading U.S. health insurance stocks had a good day because it appears that the health care reform package working its way through Congress will not include a government-run health insurance option. To the downside were oil producers, after BP's profit plunged by


US Market Trading News Equities are still on a roll with the S&P hitting an 8 month high, rising 1.1% yesterday. Caterpillar, Disney and Alcoa led the Dow Jones up while CIT Group soared 70% on its 11th hour (temporary) expensive reprieve from bankruptcy. Meanwhile way out West, California lawmakers and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said they've


Stocks Soar plus Crude Oil, Gas and Gold Positive Stocks soared at the off and stayed bid all day, as shorts were hastily covered in the wake of Intel's upside surprise. With risk appetite back, model-based accounts reportedly hungrily added to risk positive positions across the board, Crude Oil / Gas / Gold / Baltic Dry Freight index are all up


Markets Close Below the Moving Average The S+P 500 closed below the 200-day Moving Average (MA). The Nasdaq closed below the 50-day MA for the first time since March 16th. Oil Futures closed below the 50-day MA. The VIX closed above the


Spread Betting Commodities, Dow Jones and S+P 500 Note that the technical types are pointing to a potential head and shoulders topping pattern on the S+P 500 and stress that a close below 880 would complete this and pave the way for a move to


World Markets and Spread Bets Not much to report from the trenches where traders were a tad bemused by the more confident but still diligent Fed FoMC statement. Tech stocks continued to benefit, Asia's technology shares were lifted by gains in the Nasdaq 100 the previous day after


Oil Technicals The Crude Oil charts suggest that the recent gains in oil may be difficult to sustain. For those of you fully signed up to the China reflation trade, look away now. It is not to say that the


Free Futures Trading News For Asian equities key psychological barriers could keep equity markets capped for a while, with the Nikkei nearing 10,000 and the HSI closing in on 20,000. Whether the market conquers these markers


Has EUR/USD Traded Too Far? So the adage in markets regarding momentum is typically *don’t stand in front of a moving train*, but the pace of the shift in the market's attitude towards the USD begs the questions a) who is driving the train and b) are there many


The End of Recession End We are not yet at the bottom of the US and the global recession. The contraction is still occurring and the recession is going to be over more toward the end of the year rather than in the middle of the year. There is still too much optimism that a recovery


Bear Market Rally The bulls enjoyed and the bears endured a massive 37% rally in the S+P 500 from the March 9th lows to the May 8th highs. Both in terms of duration and magnitude, this proved to be the most intense rally during


The German Bad Bank Plan The German Finance Ministry estimates toxic assets worth €300bn and the important question now is who will pay for it? The central government


What Caused the Credit Crisis and Recession? The IMF has reminded us that it is a credit crisis caused by $2.7 trillion in write-downs of US-originated assets. This has led to a massive deleveraging process that is only about a third of the way through. In addition, the retrenchment from foreign markets is now outpacing the overall


Gold at $2000 Well first thing to note is that the precious commodity is trading below $1,000 this morning, at $890, so $2,000 is a long way off. But a big move is possible because


Stocks Spread Trading News Stocks fell for the second straight day. The market opened heavy and traded like that all day. There was no


Financial Spread Trading News and Views Despite poor data from the Chicago PMI, weak consumer confidence and more dire housing data, stocks jumped back. It turns out that the world decided that Monday's sell-off was just a buying opportunity for


S+P 500 Trading Views Some profit taking after the stellar gains (panic buying) on Monday was always on the cards. The surprise to this writer was that the correction was not a tad deeper, with the S+P 500 holding well above the key 800 level; mind you, financials were down 6.5% as the misplaced


Trading The Housing Market Most of the comment this AM is crediting yesterdays rally in stocks on the unexpected 22.2% jump in US housing starts. But the data was almost certainly inflated by unseasonably warm weather


S+P 500 Trading News The latest plunge in US equity markets does not mean that stocks are now cheap. Admittedly, the S&P 500 now trades around 13 times


Insider Trading News Stocks ended on a sour note Friday and down 5% for last week. One wonders where they might have ended if not for the giant stimulus package and the son of TARP? Markets had been fantasising that


Financial News from the Inside Another rollercoaster ride yesterday as stocks slumped back to within spitting distance of the November '08 lows as fears of impending nationalisation came back to haunt the financials. When you get reports of


Spread Betting 8 Mar 2010 Oilfield services provider Petrofac rallied over 4% to 1116p, after unveiling a 33% surge in 2009 full-year net income, driven by a surge in


Spread Betting 5 Mar 2010 In Australia, the ASX 200 closed 0.3% firmer at 4767, slightly off session highs of 4780. It was very positive to see broad-based gains, especially


Spread Betting 4 Mar 2010 The Shanghai Composite and the Nikkei 225 are leading the declines to be lower by 1% and 0.9% respectively, while the Hang Seng and the Kospi are


Spread Betting 3 Mar 2010 In Europe, the Dax and the CAC 40 slowed their losses, as Greece's government passed measures to cut its deficit by a further


Spread Betting 2 Mar 2010 Although the FTSE 100 traded in positive territory throughout this morning's session, there were a few choppy bouts, with occasional losses across the


Spread Betting 1 Mar 2010 May copper futures (COMEX) jumped 6.18% to $3.487 per pound earlier today, the biggest intraday gain since April. This came after an earthquake of


Spread Betting 26 Feb 2010 Lloyds Banking Group was in the limelight this morning. Its shares retreated 3.2% to 53.13p after posting a wider-than-expected full-year loss following


Spread Betting 25 Feb 2010 British American Tobacco slid 2% to 2,186.5p after unveiling net income of £2.71 billion, missing the £2.95 billion average estimate shown in


Spread Betting 24 Feb 2010 Banks fared better than most, Royal Bank of Scotland up 0.25% to 36.09p and Lloyds Banking Group 1.3% higher to 52.42p ahead of their


Spread Betting 23 Feb 2010 Building supplies group Wolseley rallied to the top of the FTSE leader board this morning, up 10.7% to 1604p. This came after saying it expects full-year trading profit


Spread Betting 22 Feb 2010 Looking across to Europe, the leading continental indices are also trading pretty close to where they started the morning. France's CAC 40 is marginally down, by 2.82 points (-0.07%) to 3766.72 while the Dax in Germany is


Spread Betting 19 Feb 2010 The FTSE took a slight dip this morning, following news that the US Federal Reserve has taken the first step towards bringing stimulus measures to an end. Investors worldwide were hit with a surprise after


Spread Betting 18 Feb 2010 BAE Systems topped the index after showing signs that it will deliver growth in 2010. This follows a difficult period for BAE that saw its operating profits slide and the paying out of


Spread Betting 17 Feb 2010 Man Group, the biggest publicly-traded hedge fund manager, shot to the top of the FTSE leader board, up 7% to 243.9p on the back of takeover talk. The Daily Mail has said that BlackRock was interested in


Spread Betting 16 Feb 2010 Banking shares dominated the FTSE 100 leader board this morning after Barclays, the UK's second-biggest bank, reported full-year net profits of £9.39 billion. This was more than double the


Spread Betting 15 Feb 2010 British Airways rallied 4.3% to 203.9p this morning, after US regulators approved a long-planned alliance with American Airways and Iberia - a synergistic tie up that could


Spread Betting 12 Feb 2010 The US Dollar rallied broadly, exerting pressure on metal prices and consequently, the heavyweight resource sector. A stronger Dollar also exerted pressure on March crude oil, which


Spread Betting 11 Feb 2010 Xstrata, BHP Billiton, Anglo American, Fresnillo, Antofagasta and Vedanta Resources were among the top risers, all up by over 2%. Oil and gas producers were also en vogue, with


Spread Betting 10 Feb 2010 The EU will be discussing ways to support Greece, in particular, with German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble set to brief lawmakers today on steps to take in support of


Spread Betting 9 Feb 2010 Dow and S&P 500 futures traded up between 0.6% and 0.80%, suggesting the market currently expects Wall Street to open higher this afternoon following


Spread Betting 8 Feb 2010 Xstrata climbed more than 3% to 985p after announcing that it is restoring its dividend payments, in the belief that the outlook for commodities is promising. ''Robust economic growth and


Spread Betting 5 Feb 2010 ICAP plunged by 18% to 299.6p this morning, after downgrading its full-year profit forecasts on the back of a slowdown across newer businesses, which are


Spread Betting 4 Feb 2010 Energy majors were struck by a bout of profit taking today, after Royal Dutch Shell reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.18 billion - down 75% from the $4.8 billion the


Spread Betting 3 Feb 2010 The recent positive manufacturing data from the US and UK has helped keep miners buoyant this morning. Rio Tinto was up 1.53% to 50.50p and Anglo American rose


Spread Betting 2 Feb 2010 Energy majors weighed the most on the blue-chip index earlier this morning, with BP knocked back 4.2% to 569.47p after failing to live up to the market's high expectations. Europe's biggest oil company today


Spread Betting 1 Feb 2010 Driving gains across the domestic stock market was deal-making speculation in the utility sector, which drove Northumbrian Water up by 10.3% to 285.2p and


Spread Betting 28 Jan 2010 The FTSE advanced as much as 1.2% from the open before encountering resistance at the 5280.36 mark. The blue-chip index was powered on the back of the Federal Reserve's decision to


Spread Betting 27 Jan 2010 In the energy sector, the biggest losers were Tullow Oil, down 4.61% to 1160p and Cairn Energy, which lost 3.13% at 324.5p. Other losers included


Spread Betting 26 Jan 2010 By around 10:45am (London time) the FTSE had declined 37.53 points (-0.71%) to 5222.78, while the broader FTSE 250 had retreated 49.89 points (-0.54%) to 9243.23. In the meantime, March Dow Jones and S&P 500


Spread Betting 25 Jan 2010 The FTSE 100 has been hovering between 5321 and 5265 during the early morning session following a directionless start. A rally across the


Spread Betting 22 Jan 2010 Banks are suffering on the back of a US banking sector overhaul aimed at limiting financial risk-taking, and miners falling on the view that


Spread Betting 21 Jan 2010 The downward trend on the FTSE has remained in tact so far, as fresh evidence of robust growth in China implies the country may have to continue


Spread Betting 20 Jan 2010 Pharmaceuticals managed to prop up the index after Republican Scott Brown won Massachusetts' Senate election and dealt a potentially killer blow to Obama's planned healthcare reforms in the


Spread Betting 19 Jan 2010 Mobile telecommunications heavyweight Vodafone provided some support to the FTSE as well this morning, rising 1% to 136.95p following an upgrade from


Spread Betting 18 Jan 2010 Electricity producer International Power climbed to the top of the FTSE leader board, after the Sunday Times newspaper reported that French power giant GDF Suez is planning to


Spread Betting 15 Jan 2010 Technology shares were particularly en vogue today after Intel's strong earnings reinforced speculation for a strong recovery in PC demand. The fourth-quarter results from the world's largest semiconductor firm roared past


Spread Betting 14 Jan 2010 The news of low borrowing costs continuing weighed on the US Dollar and lifted commodity prices, which in turn benefited mining shares. Banks were trading


Spread Betting 13 Jan 2010 The FTSE 100 seemed uncertain in early trading, fluctuating between gains and losses as key economic sectors pulled the overall index to and fro. By 11am the FTSE had


Spread Betting 12 Jan 2010 The market cheered early, after domestic retail giant Tesco revealed that it has experienced its best Christmas performance in three years. Tesco unveiled a


Spread Betting 11 Jan 2010 Miners were particularly en vogue this morning, as underlying commodities surged on the back of stronger than expected growth in


Spread Betting 8 Jan 2010 The FTSE opened modestly higher today, yet it doesn't seem as if there is going to be any exciting movement before this afternoon's all-important US non-farm payroll data. Payrolls are widely expected to


Spread Betting 7 Jan 2010 At the top of the board, building supplies company Wolseley is up 36p (+2.65%) following an upgrade by broker UBS from 'neutral' to 'buy' on the strength of first-quarter results. Also among today's winners are


Spread Betting 6 Jan 2010 After closing at a 16-month high yesterday, UK stocks retreated in early trading as retail giant Marks & Spencer reported disappointing Christmas sales figures and UK consumer confidence fell in


Spread Betting 5 Jan 2010 Cadbury was back in the spotlight as well today, after US food giant Kraft pledged to improve the cash element of its hostile takeover offer for the company. Kraft said it has agreed to sell its


Spread Betting 4 Jan 2010 Banks added the most points to the blue-chip index this morning, with Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland the sector's best performers after the Sunday Times reported that


Spread Betting 31 Dec 2009 Banking shares continued to recover today, as the market speculated that the worst was now behind for the sector. The best performing banks so far were Standard Chartered and Lloyds Banking Group, which traded around


Spread Betting 30 Dec 2009 Miners retreated in spite of rising copper prices; high grade copper futures expiring in March traded 0.8% higher at $3.339 per pound this morning, as investors speculated that a labour strike at the Chuquicamata copper mine in


Spread Betting 29 Dec 2009 Retail shares were marginally higher on signs of a strong Christmas trading period. British retail bellwether John Lewis has reported a strong online start to its seasonal clearance sale, saying online sales surged a record


Spread Betting 24 Dec 2009 The FTSE has been moving sideways so far today, with news flows thin and trading volumes light ahead of the Christmas break. By 10:35am (London time) the blue-chip index was trading


Spread Betting 23 Dec 2009 The stock market ascent was aided by resource and banking shares. Standard Chartered was the best performing stock in the banking sector this morning, up 2.1% to 1580p followed by Barclays, which gained 1.7% to 277.1p. Miners were also in favour, with


Spread Betting 22 Dec 2009 The general optimism for a stronger-than-estimated economic recovery has also helped to boost crude oil prices towards $74 a barrel, which in turn has aided


Spread Betting 18 Dec 2009 European equities clawed back some of yesterday's lost ground this morning, on a day when many index futures and options contracts expire. By 10.15am the FTSE 100 had risen


Spread Betting 17 Dec 2009 In the UK, the FTSE 100 has also lost ground this morning, slipping 53 points or 1% to 5266 by 11.00am, with banking stocks being most responsible. HSBC dropped


Spread Betting 16 Dec 2009 The UK's blue-chip market has been led higher by a bout of buying in defensive stocks this morning, with health care giants AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline both rising by


Spread Betting 15 Dec 2009 Embattled airline carrier British Airways was among the FTSE's underperformers. The company's shares traded 2.7% lower at 195.6p, after staff voted for a 12 day strike from


Spread Betting 14 Dec 2009 The latest news on Dubai helped spark a mini rally across the UK banking sector, with shares in Standard Chartered surging 4.2% to 1573p and HSBC jumping


Spread Betting 11 Dec 2009 After a couple of hours of trading, the FTSE was standing at 5301, up 57 points (1.1%), with mining stocks making some of the bigger gains. This came after data showed that factory output in China surged


Spread Betting 10 Dec 2009 The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up just over 50 points or around 0.5% at 10337 last night in New York, after a day of relatively


Spread Betting 9 Dec 2009 As investors awaited news of the Chancellor's plans for the financial sector, banking stocks recovered some of the ground they lost yesterday, with RBS up 1.5% to 30.9p, Barclays up


Spread Betting 8 Dec 2009 Tesco was in the limelight this morning, after unveiling disappointing third quarter figures. The food retailer's shares dropped 1.3% to 430p. Rival J Sainsbury saw its shares edge


Spread Betting 7 Dec 2009 The FTSE was back in the red today, following an impressive rebound on Friday evening when US non-farm payrolls came in substantially better than


Spread Betting 4 Dec 2009 Not surprisingly, the UK banking sector took the most points off the FTSE this morning, with the likes of Standard Chartered, Royal Bank of Scotland and


Spread Betting 3 Dec 2009 Dow and S&P 500 futures traded around 0.50% higher, after last night's Beige Book business survey revealed that the


Spread Betting 2 Dec 2009 Miners helped the FTSE 100 build on yesterday's gains this morning after gold soared to a new record high. However, at midday the UK's leading index has started to


Spread Betting 1 Dec 2009 Risk appetite rebounded today after China's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in five years in November. The rise was driven by an improvement in foreign demand for


Spread Betting 30 Nov 2009 Banks were among the biggest casualties, on the fear that a default in Dubai would derail the sector's recovery. Standard Chartered's share price dropped 1.38% to 1499p, Barclays declined


Spread Betting 27 Nov 2009 Concerns over Dubai's financial heath continued to weigh on the FTSE this morning. Dubai World's delay to repay its debt obligation has continued to


Spread Betting 26 Nov 2009 Water companies managed to buck the negative trend today following Ofwat's decision to cut water bills by less than anticipated over the next five years. Shares of United Utilities advanced


Spread Betting 25 Nov 2009 Randgold Resources was the star performer - its share price rose 3.37% as the price of gold continued its upward trajectory, hitting a fresh peak of


Spread Betting 24 Nov 2009 The FTSE has been taking a bit of a breather this morning following yesterday's strong rally. Lloyds Banking Group took centre stage after finally unveiling the details of its


Spread Betting 23 Nov 2009 Cadbury rose 1.5% to 812.5p this morning, as investors speculate that US confectioner Hershey will attempt to takeover the UK firm as well. Kraft is also interested in acquiring


Spread Betting 20 Nov 2009 A rebound in miners and banks helped the FTSE claw back some of yesterday's sharp losses this morning. By 10.30am, the blue-chip FTSE 100 Index was


Spread Betting 19 Nov 2009 Not to sound like a broken record, but it was the heavyweight mining sector that took the most points off London's blue-chip FTSE 100 Index this morning. The worst performing miners this morning were


Spread Betting 18 Nov 2009 Cadbury's share price rose 1.1% to 797p despite the fact that talks between Hershey and Ferrero have yet to produce an offer. RBS and Cable and Wireless were lagging, dropping to


Spread Betting 17 Nov 2009 It seems as though investors have taken the opportunity to lock in some profits this morning following yesterday's rally, which saw the FTSE 100 rise to the highest level since


Spread Betting 16 Nov 2009 Mining stocks were in demand this morning, as investors bought commodities to hedge against a depreciating US Dollar. December gold futures climbed to a new record high of


Spread Betting 13 Nov 2009 Britain's biggest airline carrier British Airways today formally confirmed that it has agreed to merge with Spain's Iberia - a synergistic deal which will create the world's third-largest airline by


Spread Betting 12 Nov 2009 Thomas Cook and Whitbread were among the other star performers in the travel & leisure sector, up 2.5% to 220.9p and 2.7% to 1284p respectively. BT was also in the limelight climbing 4.4% to 148.2p after raising its


Spread Betting 11 Nov 2009 London's FTSE 100 advanced this morning on the back of industrial and trade news out of China and better-than-expected local earnings. By 11am (London time) the FTSE


Spread Betting 10 Nov 2009 Robust domestic economic data and an upbeat announcement from banking titan HSBC helped keep the FTSE 100 in the black. By 10.30am (London time), the FTSE 100 was


Spread Betting 9 Nov 2009 Traders were eagerly waiting to see whether American food giant Kraft would turn hostile on its British rival Cadbury today - Reuters has reported that Kraft Foods may formalise a


Spread Betting 6 Nov 2009 Barclays was another gainer, rising 2% and benefiting from a positive shift in JP Morgan's target price for the stock. British Airways today announced a pre-tax


Spread Betting 5 Nov 2009 Vedanta Resources, a leading producer of zinc and copper, slid more than 3% after announcing that its first-half profit had fallen to $188 million. First-half earnings per share fell


Spread Betting 4 Nov 2009 At 10.30am, the FTSE 100 was up 29.8 points (+0.6%) to 5067 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 had gained 157 points (+1.8%) to 8913.7. Europe's leading indices also climbed this morning, in part after France's second-biggest bank


Spread Betting 3 Nov 2009 The banking sector was in the limelight this morning, with Lloyds Banking Group formally confirming that it will raise £21 billion in order to avoid paying an exorbitant £15.6 billion fee to insure its risky assets under the


Spread Betting 2 Nov 2009 The FTSE relinquished earlier losses, as gains in the resource sector countered the dip in banking shares. The UK banking sector has remained in focus, as the government is expected to unveil plans on a


Spread Betting 30 Oct 2009 Mining shares gained on the back of rising metal prices. Rio Tinto jumped 1.8% to 2835p after announcing that its capital expenditure for 2009 will be approximately


Spread Betting 29 Oct 2009 By 10:30am (London time), the FTSE 100 was 9.06 points (-0.18%) in the red at 5071.36, while the broader FTSE 250 was 39.18 points (+0.44%) above its previous close at 8888.68. Heavyweight banks and miners - the hardest hit


Spread Betting 28 Oct 2009 The FTSE 100 reached a three-week low today, as both banking and mining stocks - two of the market's key constituent sectors - once again found themselves under pressure. Today's sell-off is partly attributable to the


Spread Betting 27 Oct 2009 Royal Bank of Scotland, the 70% state-owned bank, and Lloyds Banking Group, which is 43% owned by the government, were struck by a strong bout of profit taking today, as Monday's news concerning the


Spread Betting 26 Oct 2009 The FTSE 100's performance was somewhat lacklustre this morning, as Friday’s sharp losses on Wall Street triggered a strong bout of apprehension. Financials were the biggest


Spread Betting 23 Oct 2009 The report reveals that the fall in GDP came on the back of a surprise decline in the country's dominant services sector, which contracted by 0.2% over the quarter. Sterling, which has risen sharply over


Spread Betting 22 Oct 2009 The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 ended last night's trading session nearly 1% lower, after an influential banking sector analyst Richard Bove recommended selling shares in


Spread Betting 21 Oct 2009 In the UK, Home Retail Group is reporting half-year results, and cautious expectations are that these will show pre-tax profits of a relatively flat £121.4 million. Still in retail, Tesco Shares and Sainsbury's shares were both


Spread Betting 20 Oct 2009 Barclays share price took a bit of a battering this morning after a Qatari sovereign wealth fund confirmed that it is selling half of the warrants it holds in the bank. The wealth fund said it is selling 379.22 million shares in Barclays by


Spread Betting 19 Oct 2009 Stronger metal prices helped miners rise as well this morning, with Fresnillo rallying 3.9% to 855p and Kazakhmys jumping 3.7% to 1304p. Kazakh miner Eurasian Natural Resources added


Spread Betting 16 Oct 2009 The FTSE made decent gains this morning, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to end last night’s trading session back above the 10,000 level. Sentiment was also boosted by


Spread Betting 15 Oct 2009 The FTSE fell from a 56-week high this morning, after heavyweight mining shares retreated on the back of disappointing merger news. Shares of Anglo American slid 2% to 2264p after


Spread Betting 14 Oct 2009 The morning's gains were focused on the mining sector with Kazakhmys gaining 5.43% at 1242p; Xstrata gaining 5.90% at 1014p; Rio Tinto rising


Spread Betting 13 Oct 2009 The FTSE gave up some of yesterday's gains this morning, despite an encouraging report from Whitbread, as apprehensive investors took


Spread Betting 9 Oct 2009 Miners came under some selling pressure this morning after the price of gold, silver, platinum, nickel and copper declined. The worst performing miner this morning was Antofagasta, with a


Spread Betting 8 Oct 2009 The FTSE 100 Index climbed over 1% early this morning, as miners rallied on the back of Alcoa's exceptional third-quarter results. Alcoa, the largest US aluminium producer, kicked off the


Spread Betting 7 Oct 2009 Retailers Sainsbury's and WM Morrison weighed heaviest on the blue-chip index today after Sainsbury's - the UK’s third-largest grocer - said it expects growth to


Spread Betting 6 Oct 2009 October gold futures climbed to an 18 month high of $1020 an ounce today, after an exclusive report published by the Independent revealed that


Spread Betting 5 Oct 2009 Miners, which were mainly supported by slightly firmer copper prices and some positive broker comments, contributed the most points to


Spread Betting 2 Oct 2009 London's blue chip Index continued to trade in negative territory this morning, as apprehensive investors played it safe and took profits ahead of this afternoon’s all-important US non-farm payroll data. Today's non-farm payrolls may be the


Spread Betting 1 Oct 2009 Macroeconomic data is beginning to appear unstable, with every two pieces of good data seemingly followed by a bad one – a phenomenon the market hasn't been accustomed to over the past six months and which is now beginning to take its toll on nerves. The market immediately sold off after


Spread Betting 30 Sep 2009 By around 11am, the FTSE 100 had climbed to 5185.19 points, an improvement of 25.47 points (+ 0.49%) on yesterday's close. The broader FTSE 250 was also on the move this morning, trading 59.68 points (+ 0.65%) up on its previous close at 9275.25. Both the Cac 40 and the Dax 30 were ahead in


Spread Betting 29 Sep 2009 London's blue-chip FTSE 100 Index was trading marginally lower this morning, as yesterday's rally encouraged investors to lock-in profits. The release of mixed domestic economic data didn't bode too well for


Spread Betting 28 Sep 2009 The FTSE relinquished early morning gains as fears of a slowdown in China's appetite for commodities and potential regulatory reforms across the financial services industry struck the resources and banking sectors. Mining shares were


Spread Betting 25 Sep 2009 A rebound in crude oil helped heavyweight energy shares move higher this morning, with BP gaining 1.3% to 553.2p, Cairn Energy rising 1.2% to 2700p and Tullow Oil advancing 1.6% to 1157p. Yesterday's 4.5% decline in crude oil was viewed as excessive. 'In the medium term, six to nine months from now, prices are expected to


Spread Betting 24 Sep 2009 This, in turn, helped the US Dollar appreciate, weighing on commodity prices, and triggered a bout of profit-taking across the heavy-weight resource sectors at the start of trading today. The FTSE has begun to recovery from earlier losses by


Spread Betting 23 Sep 2009 The FTSE 100 rose 0.47% to 5167.19 by 10.30am this morning - and is approaching its best quarterly performance in almost a decade. The UK's leading blue-chip index has gained 49.5% since its six-year slump in March - and this optimism has


Spread Betting 22 Sep 2009 The FTSE resumed its uptrend this morning, as a rebound across commodity prices, broker upgrades and upbeat corporate news lured investors back to the market. Heavyweight resource shares added the most points to the


Spread Betting 21 Sep 2009 Banks were also treading in negative territory today. Lloyds Banking Group fell 1.8% to 108.65p, Standard Chartered declined 2% to 1467p, Barclays lost 1.4% to 368.4p while HSBC retreated 1% to 722.5p. Royal Bank of Scotland, the sector's worst


Spread Betting 18 Sep 2009 Tullow Oil was the sector's worst performer, however, down 3.3% to 1204p on the back of a broker downgrade; Citigroup today cut its recommendation on the oil explorer from 'buy' to 'hold'. Elsewhere, Cadbury traded marginally higher, up 0.2% to 787p this morning. Real Estate Company British Land was


Spread Betting 17 Sep 2009 The UK 100 continued to rise toward the 5200 level this morning, shrugging off weaker-than-expected domestic retail sales figures, as strong overnight gains on Wall Street, oil discoveries and bid talk in the


Spread Betting 16 Sep 2009 The FTSE 100 opened strongly this morning, amid renewed optimism about a global recovery and strong gains for US and Asian markets overnight, with the Dow closing at


Spread Betting 15 Sep 2009 The blue-chip FTSE 100 Index was trading marginally lower this morning, despite further evidence of stabilisation in UK house prices. The latest report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed that


Spread Betting 14 Sep 2009 London's blue-chip FTSE 100 Index sank below the 5000 level this morning, as lower commodity prices, downbeat comments about the UK recovery, house prices and protectionist tensions between China and the US encouraged


Spread Betting 11 Sep 2009 Supermarket giant Tesco climbed 1.3% to 383.2p, meanwhile, after unveiling that it has formed a partnership with Belgian-based insurance group Fortis – a development that will create more than 1,500 new jobs. Pub group JD Wetherspoon was also in the limelight today, after


Spread Betting 10 Sep 2009 London's blue chip FTSE 100 Index was supported above the 5000 level this morning following an upbeat overnight report from the US and further evidence of a recovery in UK house prices. The Federal Reserve's so called 'beige book', a report which provides a snapshot of the economic conditions prevailing across 12 of America's Federal districts, was


Spread Betting 9 Sep 2009 Trading was somewhat mixed this morning, with the FTSE seen opening in the red on the back of profit-taking but later resuming its uptrend. A report from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) revealed that the UK economy has started growing again, while a separate publication from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and KPMG showed an increase in the


Spread Betting 8 Sep 2009 The FTSE Index touched an 11-month high this morning, as investors continued to plough into equities after Kingfisher disclosed better than expected bottom line figures. M&A news also contributed to market optimism this morning; Cadbury's shares rose


Spread Betting 7 Sep 2009 Cadbury gained a stunning 39% as details emerged that it had rejected a £10.2 billion bid by Kraft, North America's largest food company. Kraft said that its proposed merger would produce a 'global powerhouse in snacks, confectionary and quick meals.' The failed bid values Cadbury at


Spread Betting 4 Sep 2009 After a sorry performance over the first few days of September, the UK 100 index is off to a better start this morning, climbing 1% to 4845 by 9.45am, helped by strong banking and mining stocks. Mining was one of the better performing sectors yesterday, and that story has continued this morning, benefiting from


Spread Betting 3 Sep 2009 The FTSE 100 Index was largely flat in early trading today, gaining seven points to 4824 by 10am, and trading in a range of just 25 points. Rising metal prices provided a boost to mining stocks, but these gains were offset by weakness in the


Spread Betting 2 Sep 2009 The FTSE was down for the second day this morning, losing 28.15 points or 0.58% by 10am, while European and Asian stocks also fell for the third consecutive day. The majority of the morning's losers were in the financial sector, with RBS losing 4.68% at 52.90p; Legal & General losing


Spread Betting 1 Sep 2009 The FTSE has fallen this morning in the first session since the long weekend, slipping 51.94 points (-1.06%) to 4856.96 at 10am. Europe's other major indices have also opened weaker, with the German Dax already 125.26 points (-2.27%) lower to 5392.09 shortly after 10am. Looking ahead, US futures are currently indicating


Spread Betting 28 Aug 2009 By 10.30am (London time) the FTSE 100 was up by 51.21 points (+1.05%) to 4920.56, while the broader FTSE 250 was 108.18 points (+1.24%) above its previous close at 8809.51. The biggest contributors to gains on the blue-chip index were, as usual, the resources and banking sectors. Miners and energy majors moved higher, tracking


Spread Betting 27 Aug 2009 Miners and energy majors were predominantly responsible for supporting the FTSE this morning. Tullow Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and BG Group were also in positive territory, up between 0.05% and 0.8% at 1061p, 1700p, 527.75p and 1050p respectively. Most banks traded lower this morning, apart from


Spread Betting 26 Aug 2009 The FTSE 100 was holding its position above 4900 this morning, after closing yesterday’s trading above that mark (4916.8) for the first time since early October 2008. London’s leading index fluctuated in early trading, but by 11.00am (London time) had resolved to


Spread Betting 25 Aug 2009 A bout of profit-taking struck London's UK 100 this morning after US equity market sentiment weakened on the back of downbeat banking sector comments. By around 10:30am (London time), the UK 100 was trading 9.63 points (-0.20%) lower at 4886.60 and the broader UK 250 was


Spread Betting 24 Aug 2009 A rally in the mining sector propelled London's FTSE to a level last seen at the beginning of October 2008 this morning. There has been a lot of encouraging macroeconomic data emanating from both sides of the Atlantic recently, which is supporting the global economic recovery story and encouraging


Spread Betting 21 Aug 2009 Trading on the FTSE was somewhat cautious this morning, as China is said to be planning to tighten its banking sector capital requirements in order to curb the lending that has fuelled a 60% rally on its stock market. The motives behind this potential development are


Spread Betting 20 Aug 2009 Energy majors Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Cairn Energy were trading between 1.4% and 2.6% higher at 1611p, 517.5p and 2493p respectively, after the price of crude oil advanced near its highest level since June. Miners were also in vogue after


Spread Betting 19 Aug 2009 The FTSE fell in early trading this morning and by 11am was standing at 4649.69, down 36.09 points. London's leading index fell on open following bearish sentiment in eastern markets. China's stocks fell on concern that


Spread Betting 18 Aug 2009 Lloyds Banking Group rose 0.7% to 95.7p while Barclays bucked the positive trend and fell 1.5% to 341.85p. Miners also helped lift the FTSE, with Rio Tinto advancing 3.4% to 2321p after unveiling that


Spread Betting 17 Aug 2009 The FTSE was struck by another bout of profit-taking this morning, as investors realised that the rally was overdone. ‘We don’t believe that the underlying macro-economic fundamentals


Spread Betting 14 Aug 2009 British Land takeover speculation and mining sector upgrades helped lift London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index toward the 4800 level this morning. The Daily Telegraph newspaper has reported that


Spread Betting 13 Aug 2009 A renewed bout of optimism struck global equity markets today following the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision. Upbeat economic data from Europe also boded well for market sentiment. The Federal Reserve last night


Spread Betting 12 Aug 2009 The FTSE 100 beat global trends to rise to 4683.93 by 11am this morning despite rising UK unemployment statistics and the BoE’s pessimistic outlook on inflation. In a report on global stocks released today, a group of Citigroup analysts stated that


Spread Betting 11 Aug 2009 News of a takeover in the insurance sector and upbeat UK housing market data propelled the FTSE higher this morning. Friends Provident advanced 2.4% to 76.8p a share, after the life insurer


Spread Betting 10 Aug 2009 The FTSE fell from a 10-month high today, as weakness across banks and miners renewed bid activity in the insurance sector. Friends Provident, the 177-year old life insurer, this morning confirmed that it has resumed talks with buyout group


Spread Betting 7 Aug 2009 Weak underling results at RBS caution ahead of the all-important US non-farm payroll data weighed on the FTSE. Royal Bank of Scotland Group, which is 70% owned by the government, plunged


Spread Betting 6 Aug 2009 Upbeat news about Britain's housing market and stronger earnings at Aviva helped lift the FTSE toward the 4700 level this morning. There was a ray of light for UK homeowners in negative


Spread Betting 5 Aug 2009 The FTSE 100 began marginally lower on Wednesday, despite a positive morning for financial stocks after Lloyds Banking Group said its bad debt levels had peaked. The UK's blue-chip index had


Spread Betting 4 Aug 2009 The recent rally on the FTSE looks to have stopped today, as an unexpected capital raising announcement from


Spread Betting 3 Aug 2009 The interim results of Barclays and HSBC ignited a rally across the banking sector today, helping lift market sentiment overall and sending the FTSE closer towards the 4700 level. Shares in Barclays managed to


Spread Betting 31 Jul 2009 The FTSE was trading somewhat flat this morning, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the critical second-quarter US GDP figures. There's undeniably a strong element of caution tied to


Spread Betting 30 Jul 2009 The FTSE 100 traded higher today after better than expected results from a number of companies, including


Spread Betting 29 Jul 2009 Leading indices also tracked up, with the German DAX 1.62% higher at 5258.58, and the French CAC up more than


Spread Betting 28 Jul 2009 Energy majors were also in focus today, with oil giant BP reporting second-quarter replacement cost profits at the higher end of consensus estimates. Replacement cost profit, which strips out


Spread Betting 24 Jul 2009 Vodaphone was in focus this morning, announcing that first-quarter sales climbed 9.2% to £10.7 billion, in line with analyst estimates, from £9.8 billion a year earlier. However, when


Spread Betting 23 Jul 2009 September Dow Jones futures and S&P 500 futures were trading between 0.25% and 0.35% higher, indicating that the US equity markets are likely to


Spread Betting 22 Jul 2009 The FTSE opened lower today as investors deemed the index overbought and banked profits to end a seven-day uptrend in


Spread Betting 21 Jul 2009 Food retailers contributed to uplift in the FTSE, yet trading remains cautious following six straight sessions of gains. Food retailer Wm Morrison dominated the FTSE 100 leader


Spread Betting 20 Jul 2009 Merger talk in the life insurance sector and renewed rescue hopes over embattled US commercial lender CIT Group helped enliven the FTSE this morning. Speculation over Lloyds and RBS returning to profitability in the first half also boded well. The sector was


Spread Betting 16 Jul 2009 The FTSE snapped a three-day winning streak this morning, as apprehensive investors took profits on the back of sharp gains made earlier this week. Heavyweight miners took the most points off


Spread Betting 15 Jul 2009 Major European indices posted healthy gains this morning, the Dax 30 gained 71.4 points (1.49%) to 4853.1, while the CAC 40 rose around 40 points (1.30%) to 3121.8. Large FTSE gains were seen in the


Spread Betting 14 Jul 2009 Both domestic and Chinese data point to a resurrection in demand, and that’s boding well for commodity and equity markets this


Spread Betting 13 Jul 2009 US stock market futures traded lower so far, pointing to the potential for a negative start on Wall Street this


Spread Betting 10 Jul 2009 US equities opened in positive territory this afternoon, after better-than-expected quarterly results left investors feeling more optimistic about the


Spread Betting 9 Jul 2009 September Dow Jones futures and S+P 500 futures contracts were trading between


Spread Betting 8 Jul 2009 The FTSE is lower in early trading, Similar weakness has been seen across European markets, with the French CAC falling and the German DAX shedding about


Spread Betting 7 Jul 2009 The FTSE managed to rebound off a two-month low this morning, as a pick-up in sentiment on Wall Street last night encouraged investors back to equities in search of value and


Spread Betting 2 Jul 2009 Elevated levels of risk aversion took its toll on both commodity and equity markets this morning. Crude Oil was knocked back, with


Spread Betting 1 Jul 2009 Strong manufacturing figures and better than expected sales results from the Marks and Spencer Group helped boost the FTSE 100 first thing this morning, taking the index above the


Spread Betting 30 Jun 2009 Gains across house builders and banks supported the FTSE this morning, despite the release of a larger-than-expected drop in first-quarter domestic GDP figures. House builders Bovis Homes, Barratt Developments, and Redrow advanced


Spread Betting 29 Jun 2009 Elsewhere, mobile telecommunications giant Vodaphone climbed nearly 1.5% to 117.9p after unidentified sources told the Financial Times that the company was examining the case for making an offer for T-Mobile or


Spread Betting 26 Jun 2009 Commodities were back in vogue this morning as investors were more optimistic about the prospects for a global economic recovery. In the meantime, crude oil prices were seen strengthening back toward the


Spread Betting 25 Jun 2009 The prices of energy and other commodities have risen of late. However, substantial resource slack is likely to dampen cost pressures, and the committee expects


Spread Betting 24 Jun 2009 With stockmarkets slipping back over recent days, particularly after the World Bank's unexpected downward-adjustment of its global GDP forecast, the UK's blue-chip index has remained flat through the


Spread Betting 23 Jun 2009 US stocks suffered their worst one-day decline in two months yesterday. The S+P 500 ended the session 28.19 points (-3.06%) in the red at 893.04, wiping out all of the gains made so far this year, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled


Spread Betting 22 Jun 2009 The prospect of weaker global growth didn't bode too well for commodities, especially crude oil, which fell close to the $68 a barrel this morning. That in turn weighed on


Spread Betting 19 Jun 2009 The heavyweight banking sector was responsible for driving the FTSE higher this morning, with Barclays up 2.8% to 276.25p and Lloyds Banking Group 1.7% higher at 70.5p. HSBC, meanwhile, had advanced 1.4% to 530.75p after UBS added the stock to its European


Spread Betting 18 Jun 2009 An unexpected drop in domestic retail sales exacerbated declines on the FTSE this morning. Official figures released today unveiled a 0.6% monthly decline in UK retail sales volumes in May, the first drop in three months, following a 0.9% rise the month before. The latest figure was much lower than


Spread Betting 17 Jun 2009 Miners were the biggest drag on the blue-chip index this morning after underlying commodity prices retreated as hopes for a sharp global economic rebound faded. Shares in


Spread Betting 16 Jun 2009 Dow Jones Futures and S+P 500 futures contracts were trading between 0.1% and 0.2% below fair value, indicating that US stock markets are likely to


Spread Betting 15 Jun 2009 Commodity prices, sensitive to news about the outlook for global economic growth, fell today, taking the limelight away from miners. Copper declined in Asia on speculation that supply


Spread Betting 12 Jun 2009 Commodities were also weaker today as investors became more cautious about the economic outlook. Alistair Darling yesterday warned that Britain's economic recovery could falter on the back of rising oil prices, while


Spread Betting 11 Jun 2009 The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) released a statement yesterday that the UK economy has reached a turning point. This news has not, however, done much to halt


Spread Betting 10 Jun 2009 However Asian bourses performed strongly overnight, with the Nikkei 225 jumping 1% to 9885.13 - its highest level for eight months, after global commodity prices rallied and oil went


Spread Betting 9 Jun 2009 Energy companies, meanwhile, benefitted from rising crude oil prices, which traded above $69 a barrel this


Spread Betting 8 Jun 2009 Looking ahead, June Dow and S&P 500 contracts were trading around 0.8% below fair value this morning, indicating that Wall Street is


Spread Betting 5 Jun 2009 The FTSE was trading back above the 4400 level this morning, aided by a rebound in mining shares. The mining sector was hit by a strong bout of selling pressure yesterday after


Spread Betting 4 Jun 2009 Wall Street is likely to track gains seen across European bourses when it opens this afternoon as June Dow and S+P 500 futures traded


Spread Betting 3 Jun 2009 The FTSE 100 is down significantly this morning after major stocks went ex-dividend


Spread Betting 2 Jun 2009 Barclays was the worst performer on the blue-chip index this morning. The bank plummeted 14.62% to 270p after one of its largest Middle Eastern shareholders, International Petroleum Investment Corp (IPIC), an investment vehicle of the Abu Dhabi


Spread Betting 1 Jun 2009 The release of encouraging economic data from China helped commodities and resource stocks rally once again, sending the FTSE 100 just a few points


Spread Betting 28 May 2009 According to Bloomberg, the yields on 10-year Treasury notes have risen more than 100 basis points since March, when the Federal Reserve said it would buy up to $300 billion of US debt over a six-month period in an effort to reduce rates. This fresh concern tempered sentiment on Wall Street last night, sending the


Spread Betting 27 May 2009 In the eurozone, the German DAX momentarily slipped 19.45 points (0.39%) to 5005.05 while the French CAC 40 rose


Spread Betting 26 May 2009 Energy companies tracked losses in crude oil futures, which fell on speculation that OPEC will keep output


Spread Betting 22 May 2009 A rebound in the mining sector this morning helped the FTSE recover a fraction of yesterday's losses. Heavyweight miners were back in vogue today, rising on the back of a rebound in metal prices and a flow of


Spread Betting 21 May 2009 Heavyweight mobile telecommunications company Vodaphone was also having a rough day, sliding 2.3% to 116.15p after Nomura cut its rating from


Spread Betting 20 May 2009 Despite the news of a record slump in the Japanese economy, the Nikkei rose


Spread Betting 19 May 2009 The optimistic developments that occurred in the US rubbed off onto commodity and oil prices as


Spread Betting 18 May 2009 Looking ahead to Wall Street, June Dow and S+P 500 futures were trading around 0.5% above fair value, indicating that US equity markets are


Spread Betting 15 May 2009 Looking ahead to the US, June Dow futures were trading 0.2% above fair value while June S+P 500 Futures were up by 0.07%, indicating that Wall Street is currently expected to open


Spread Betting 14 May 2009 London's FTSE 100 Index was trading back in the red early this morning but later managed to pare losses as gains in banks outstripped losses in


Spread Betting 13 May 2009 The FTSE 100 remained relatively flat in early trading, despite a wide array of significant announcements from the index's major players. As of


Spread Betting 12 May 2009 The slowdown in China's international trade did not bode well for miners because it indicates that demand for commodities is likely to remain weak. Anglo American was down by


Spread Betting 11 May 2009 Antofagasta, the Chilean copper producer, fell 1.5% to 628.5p as July high grade copper futures traded at


Spread Betting 8 May 2009 S+P 500 futures contracts are currently trading around 1% above fair value, indicating that US equity markets are likely to open in positive terrain today


Spread Betting 7 May 2009 June Brent Crude Oil was 2.37% above its previous close at $57.48 a barrel, while June WTI rose 2.5% to $57.78 a barrel. An interesting report released by Barclays earlier this week revealed that oil could rise to $71.55 a barrel if


Spread Betting 6 May 2009 Despite achieving its best single-day rise since mid-January yesterday, the FTSE opened flat this morning, perhaps influenced by a poor close on Wall St last night. While there were


Spread Betting 5 May 2009 The S&P 500 breached the psychological 900 level yesterday, ending the session 3.4% higher at 907.24 as investors speculated that US banks will


Spread Betting 1 May 2009 The FTSE 100 had a lacklustre start today after having posted its biggest monthly rise since 2003


Spread Betting 30 Apr 2009 This development ignited a rally on US markets last night, which left the Dow Jones Industrial Average 168.78 points (+2.1%) higher at 8185.73 and the S+P 500


Spread Betting 29 Apr 2009 Following the record crude oil highs of $147 a barrel last July, oil firms have seen prices slashed to


Spread Betting 28 Apr 2009 Concerns over the impact of the swine flu outbreak on the wider economy continued to taint equity sentiment in the UK this morning. Travel-related stocks were


Spread Betting 27 Apr 2009 Wall St is also likely to open in negative terrain this afternoon, as June Dow, S+P 500 and Nasdaq futures contracts traded more than


Spread Betting 23 Apr 2009 By around 10.30am, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 10.84 points (+0.27%) to 4041.5, while the broader FTSE 250 had advanced


Spread Betting 22 Apr 2009 The FTSE is currently in a holding pattern this morning, drifting either side of the 4000 mark as all eyes look towards


Spread Betting 21 Apr 2009 London's FTSE 100 Index edged marginally higher this morning as Tesco's consensus-beating results helped spur gains


Spread Betting 20 Apr 2009 In the US, June DJIA futures contracts were trading 1.1% below fair value and


Spread Betting 16 Apr 2009 Also on the rise was Vodaphone, which rose 1.37% to 122.15p on the back of


Spread Betting 15 Apr 2009 In Europe, the DAX 30 and CAC 40 had less positive mornings, with the former opening down


Spread Betting 14 Apr 2009 Royal Dutch Shell retreated 1.2% to 1444p after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that world crude oil demand would fall by


Spread Betting 9 Apr 2009 The FTSE was higher at the start of trading today, with banks adding the most points to the blue-chip index after


Spread Betting 8 Apr 2009 British indices, unsurprisingly, followed suite this morning, with the blue-chip FTSE 100 Index declining


Spread Betting 7 Apr 2009 US Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures were trading around 1% below fair value this morning indicating that, as things stand, Wall St will open lower


Spread Betting 6 Apr 2009 Looking ahead, US Dow and S+P 500 futures were up by around 0.5% this morning, relatively weak when compared to the performance of European bourses. The cautious sentiment in US markets may be


Spread Betting 3 Apr 2009 After so many months of relentless bad economic news, the fact that there appeared to be genuinely promising news emanating from the manufacturing sector and the housing market yesterday was


Spread Betting 2 Apr 2009 Rallying stock prices have not been confined to the UK. We have seen strong overnight performances from the Asian markets, with the Nikkei finishing


Spread Betting 1 Apr 2009 In more positive territory was Vodafone Group, which basked in the glow of a 'buy' rating from


Spread Betting 31 Mar 2009 With most major European indices also posting reasonable gains this morning, conditions are looking tentatively favourable ahead of


Spread Betting 30 Mar 2009 Crude oil prices continued to decline. Brent crude slid 2.98% to $50.43 per barrel this morning while WTI Crude was


Spread Betting 27 Mar 2009 The US's other major indices also fared well. The S&P 500 gained 2.3% to 832.86 points, and is on course for its biggest


Spread Betting 26 Mar 2009 The FTSE edged marginally higher at the start of trading today but gains were knocked back after the release of dismal UK retail sales, which triggered a selling spree


Spread Betting 25 Mar 2009 London's FTSE 100 Index initially edged a notch closer to the 4000 level this morning, but cautious sentiment in financial and


Spread Betting 24 Mar 2009 The euphoric state seen in equities last night petered out this morning as investors locked in short-term gains. This sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up by a staggering


Spread Betting 23 Mar 2009 The world's largest mobile-phone company Vodaphone was also in positive terrain today, up 0.7% to 120.85p after announcing that it has


Spread Betting 20 Mar 2009 British equity markets were back in the red this morning as losses in banks and retailers overshadowed gains in the


Spread Betting 19 Mar 2009 The UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 index started higher but fell back this morning, after recovering from


Spread Betting 18 Mar 2009 Europe's major bourses have followed the FTSE higher. In Germany the Dax 30 has climbed 54.35 points (+1.36%), while the French CAC 40 is


Spread Betting 17 Mar 2009 Energy shares also felt the brunt, with Royal Dutch Shell 'A' shares down 2.74% to 1595p on speculation it may


Spread Betting 16 Mar 2009 British equity markets rallied this morning, with banks adding the most points to the


Spread Betting 12 Mar 2009 British equity markets fell for a second day today, with the heavyweight mining sector taking most points off the FTSE 100 after


Spread Betting 11 Mar 2009 In the US, the Dow Jones climbed 67.62 points (0.98%) to 6994.11, while the S+P 500 gained


Spread Betting 10 Mar 2009 London's FTSE 100 Index traded marginally higher this morning, as a rally in


Spread Betting 9 Mar 2009 Looking ahead to the US, Dow Jones and S+P 500 futures were down between 1.35% and 1.5% this morning, indicating that, as things stand, Wall St is likely to open


Spread Betting 6 Mar 2009 British equity markets swung between gains and losses this morning as investors traded cautiously ahead of


Spread Betting 5 Mar 2009 BG Group, Cairn Energy and Royal Dutch Shell were among the worst performers in the energy sector, down by more than


Spread Betting 4 Mar 2009 Back on Wall Street, a mixed bag of companies helped the Dow Jones rise this


Spread Betting 3 Mar 2009 The FTSE had bounced off a six-year low this early morning, but gains were


Spread Betting 2 Mar 2009 As it stands, US Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures contracts were trading between 1.5% and 2% below


Spread Betting 27 Feb 2009 The release of disappointing results from Lloyds Banking Group broke the euphoric state that was dominating the fragile banking sector yesterday, leading financial stocks back into negative terrain and knocking the FTSE into the red this


Spread Betting 26 Feb 2009 Equity markets in Britain climbed on the back of gains in the


Spread Betting 25 Feb 2009 British indices continued to nudge higher this morning, riding on the back of renewed optimism in the US, as banks climbed higher following the Dow's 236-point rally on Wall Street last


Spread Betting 24 Feb 2009 Light Sweet crude remained capped below the $40 level at $38.38 a barrel, down


Spread Betting 23 Feb 2009 In the UK, Royal Bank of Scotland surged to the top of the FTSE leader board this morning, its share price up 17% to 22.63p, on rumours that it was planning to cut costs by more than


Spread Betting 20 Feb 2009 S+P 500 futures contracts were trading around 1.3% below fair value, indicating that


Spread Betting 19 Feb 2009 Royal Dutch Shell gained 0.5% to 1714p after its chief executive said the company was in discussion with Gazprom about


Spread Betting 18 Feb 2009 The volatile opening of the FTSE is perhaps unsurprising considering last night's losses in the US and Asian Markets. Japan's Nikkei closed 1.5% lower at 7534.44, the lowest level


Spread Betting 17 Feb 2009 Heavyweight energy shares were also once again under pressure as WTI crude prices remained capped below $37 a barrel. Cairn Energy and Royal Dutch Shell were down by


Spread Betting 16 Feb 2009 Also disappointing the market was the outcome of The Group-of-Seven meeting, which took place in Rome over the weekend. Finance ministers attending the event failed to


Spread Betting 13 Feb 2009 Crude oil futures benefitted from US developments, with March Light Sweet crude (WTI) up


Spread Betting 12 Feb 2009 UK equities fell this morning on the back of disappointing results from Diageo and a bout of selling pressure in the mining sector. The world's biggest alcoholic drinks group Diageo slashed its


Spread Betting 11 Feb 2009 Across the Atlantic last night the Dow Jones plunged by 381.99 points (-4.6%), crashing back through the 8000 level to close at 7888.88 after suffering its largest points fall for more than


Spread Betting 10 Feb 2009 In economic news, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) house price balance revealed that British house prices fell to -76 in January from -74 the month before, suggesting that


Spread Betting 9 Feb 2009 Most UK banks rose on the back of better-than-expected earnings results by Barclays this morning. Gains in the sector were overshadowed, however, by weaknesses in heavyweight energy and


Spread Betting 6 Feb 2009 Looking ahead to the US this afternoon, March DJIA and S+P futures contracts were up between


Spread Betting 5 Feb 2009 The upbeat morale witnessed in British and European equity markets yesterday dissipated on the back of this morning's grim developments emanating from Swiss Re, Deutsche Bank, Banco Santander and Unilever, leaving analysts mulling over the accuracy of their forecasts - were they


Spread Betting 4 Feb 2009 In other key European markets today, the DAX 30 had gained 33.3 points (+0.8%), while in France the CAC 40 was up 40.5 points (+1.4%) to 3022.8. Last night, the


Spread Betting 3 Feb 2009 Vodaphone, the world's largest mobile-phone company, surprised investors today by reporting a 14.3% rise in third-quarter sales of £10.47 billion, up from


Spread Betting 2 Feb 2009 The beleaguered UK banking sector was in focus this morning, with Barclays tumbling 10.3% to 95.2p a share after it was struck by a downgrade from credit-rating company Moody's Investors Service. On Sunday, Moody's downgraded the bank's long-term debt rating by two notches to


Spread Betting 30 Jan 2009 London's FTSE 100 Index opened cautiously higher this morning, with gains in the banking sector offsetting losses in mining and


Spread Betting 29 Jan 2009 In energy, Royal Dutch Shell, the biggest oil company in Europe, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $2.81 billion, compared with a profit of $8.47 billion during


Spread Betting 28 Jan 2009 Europe's gains this morning follows widespread rises overnight in the US and Asia. The Dow closed


Spread Betting 27 Jan 2009 Looking ahead to the US, March Dow and S&P 500 futures were trading more than 0.7% above


Spread Betting 26 Jan 2009 A banking sector rally, led by Barclays, helped lift the FTSE 100 Index this morning. The embattled UK bank that has lost more


Spread Betting 23 Jan 2009 On the commodities front, March gold contracts also won some support, rising 1.85% to $875.6 an ounce. March Brent Crude Oil was down by


Spread Betting 22 Jan 2009 London's FTSE 100 Index has rebounded as investors return to the beaten-down banking sector in search of


Spread Betting 21 Jan 2009 London's FTSE 100 Index started the week in positive terrain this morning after the UK government announced further aid to help embattled banks. The UK government today revealed


Spread Betting 20 Jan 2009 Banks trading on the New York Stock Exchange were sharply lower this afternoon as risk aversion to the sector spread from the UK to the US. About half an hour after the opening bell, Bank of America was down by


Spread Betting 19 Jan 2009 European markets are also weaker today, with the German DAX 30 80.1 points (-1.9%) off at 4160.7, and the French CAC 40 lower by


Spread Betting 16 Jan 2009 Today, sentiment on the FTSE is upbeat, with most sectors on the rise again as overnight developments in the US removed a lot of uncertainty from the market. Also, the sharp sell-off seen over


Spread Betting 15 Jan 2009 Around £53 billion was wiped off the value of London equities yesterday as investors fretted over the health of the banking sector and pondered over bleak economic data in the US. Unsurprisingly, the FTSE weakened further


Spread Betting 14 Jan 2009 In Wall Street, US futures are expected to open lower on mounting concerns of a gloomy earnings session and deepening


Spread Betting 13 Jan 2009 This morning's fall makes this the FTSE's longest losing streak in over two years, contrasting sharply with the 400-point gain made by the blue-chip index during its six-day winning streak during the first week of January 2009. At 9.30am the FTSE 100 was down


Spread Betting 12 Jan 2009 Anyone thinking that the economic scene can't get much worse than 2008, think again. Three separate reports released by the BRC, BCC and RICS this morning heightened concerns about


Spread Betting 9 Jan 2009 At the start of the opening bell today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to 8769.62, but by 3.30pm (London time), the index had


Spread Betting 2 Jan 2009 European markets have started the year brightly, with the DAX 30 and CAC 40 up nearly


Spread Betting 31 Dec 2008 There will also be a lot to reflect on for investors worldwide, with markets globally having seen spectacular losses in 2008; the Nikkei 225 fell 42.1% for


Spread Betting 30 Dec 2008 The FTSE was boosted yesterday by a rise in commodity prices, propelling mining and oil


Spread Betting 29 Dec 2008 The week's early positive sentiment has also spread across Europe, where the Dax 30 is 101.4 points (+2.2%) ahead to


Spread Betting 24 Dec 2008 British indices remained glum on the last working day before Christmas as oil prices threw a wet blanket on miners and a bleak


Spread Betting 23 Dec 2008 Wall Street opened higher this afternoon despite a contraction in final third-quarter US gross domestic product, a larger-than-expected drop in new home sales and further tensions in the auto sector. Data released by the Commerce Department this afternoon revealed


Spread Betting 22 Dec 2008 Also tainting market morale today was Japanese auto bellwether Toyota. The world's second-largest carmaker warned that it would post the first operating loss in history and its


Spread Betting 19 Dec 2008 In economic news, British consumer confidence rose, surprisingly, for a second month running in December after a cut in VAT and lower interest rates encouraged shoppers to


Spread Betting 18 Dec 2008 HSBC bucked the trend however, falling for the sixth consecutive day on concerns over possible dividend reductions and capital raisings. Its share price had


Spread Betting 17 Dec 2008 The FTSE 100 closed 31.5 points ahead on Tuesday, while Wall Street received a shot-in-the-arm last night as the Fed cut


Spread Betting 16 Dec 2008 Shares in Tullow Oil bucked the subdued sentiment in the mining sector, advancing 9.54% to 626p (placing it at the top the FTSE 100 leader board) after the oil and gas explorer said it has made a 'significant' new crude oil discovery


Spread Betting 15 Dec 2008 By around 3.15pm the Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen by 70.8 points (-0.82%) to 8558.88 and the broader S&P 500 had slid 8.08 points to 871.65. The Nasdaq was also lower, down


Spread Betting 12 Dec 2008 Disappointing overnight developments in the US sent ripples through global equity markets this morning. The $14 billion automaker bail-out plan was rejected in the Senate last evening and news emerged that JP Morgan may report disappointing fourth quarter results. Not surprisingly, Wall Street ended its trading session in


Spread Betting 11 Dec 2008 Downside pressures in the retail, financial and pharmaceutical sectors weighed on the FTSE during early morning trading. The blue-chip FTSE 100 Index, however, managed to recover by mid-morning trading, on the back of a pick-up in


Spread Betting 10 Dec 2008 Crude Oil (WTI) for January delivery was trading at $43.03 a barrel this morning, up 2.3% from yesterday's close. January Brent crude was up


Spread Betting 9 Dec 2008 A barrage of bleak economic data weighed on the FTSE this morning. A report released today by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) revealed that retail sales fell at their fastest pace in more than three years


Spread Betting 8 Dec 2008 The UK's leading indices have had a positive start to the week, with the FTSE 100 up 4% at 4211 and the FTSE 250 up 3.68% at 5895 by


Spread Betting 5 Dec 2008 British and European equity markets continued to slide this morning as investors fear that non-farm payrolls will reveal the US economy slashed more jobs in


Spread Betting 4 Dec 2008 Earlier today, we were reminded of just how bad the situation really is. HBOS this morning reported that UK house prices fell by a further 2.6% in


Spread Betting 3 Dec 2008 The UK's leading indices have so far failed to build upon yesterday's gains. At 10am the FTSE 100 was 1% lower to 4081.9, while the broader FTSE 250 had


Spread Betting 2 Dec 2008 Equity investors in Britain and Europe remained cautious this morning following a steep sell-off on Wall Street and Asian markets. The DJIA ended yesterday's session sharply


Spread Betting 1 Dec 2008 If three consecutive days of gains on the FTSE 100 last week created the illusion of some kind of financial recovery, such notions would appear to have been dispelled this morning as the FTSE slumped more than


Spread Betting 28 Nov 2008 Looking ahead to the weekend, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries will hold an informal meeting in Cairo on Saturday. There are some suspicions the organisation could surprise the market with


Spread Betting 27 Nov 2008 Nationwide Building Society said that UK house prices fell for the 13th consecutive month in


Spread Betting 26 Nov 2008 After closing 18.3 points (+0.4%) stronger at 4171.3 on Tuesday, the Dow finished ahead for a third consecutive day last night, though only by


Spread Betting 25 Nov 2008 Crude oil futures were also lower, with January Brent crude down 2.8% to $52.42 a barrel and January


Spread Betting 24 Nov 2008 British and European equity markets rose this morning after Wall Street rebounded from an 11-year low on


Spread Betting 21 Nov 2008 Looking ahead to the US, US stock futures are currently pointing higher, which means we are likely to see a positive start on Wall Street this afternoon. By around 10.20am, December Dow futures were


Spread Betting 20 Nov 2008 Oil and gas producers also suffered after crude oil prices fell back towards


Spread Betting 19 Nov 2008 The FTSE has been led downwards this morning by the mining sector as metal prices slide, with


Spread Betting 18 Nov 2008 We have witnessed a cautious start for British and European equity markets this morning, with major indices tracking losses seen in Asia and the US. Wall Street ended its


Spread Betting 17 Nov 2008 The major sectors weighing the most on the FTSE this morning were banks and


Spread Betting 14 Nov 2008 January Brent Crude Oil was, however, down by $1.03 (-1.83%) to $55.36 a barrel and December Nymex was


Spread Betting 13 Nov 2008 The weaker outlook for oil weighed on the sector this morning, with BP down 3.62%


Spread Betting 12 Nov 2008 The FTSE 100 began higher in early trading today, with positive numbers from


Spread Betting 11 Nov 2008 The RICS house price balance rose to a reading of -81.8 in October from -84.5 in September. This means that the percentage of agents and surveyors reporting


Spread Betting 10 Nov 2008 HSBC's writedown was attributable to devalued US loan defaults and was higher than Bloomberg's median estimate of $3.7bn. Despite the ongoing


Spread Betting 7 Nov 2008 Into the mid-morning session, December Dow (Wall St) and S&P futures contracts were up by around 1.6%, indicating that, as things stand, Wall Street is likely to


Spread Betting 6 Nov 2008 The energy sector was also hammered by waning crude oil prices, with BP, Cairn Energy and Tullow Oil among the worst performers, all down between


Spread Betting 5 Nov 2008 Spread Betting >> The FTSE is sharply lower this morning after the six-day rally inevitably ran out of steam, despite healthy gains across Asian stocks and in the US yesterday as voters went to the polls in record numbers. At 10am the UK's leading index was down by


Spread Betting 4 Nov 2008 In Germany, the DAX was 73.2 points (+1.46%) above its previous close at


Spread Betting 3 Nov 2008 Although the rate reduction is a step in the right direction, it was not enough to keep US equity markets out of the red yesterday and the fact that the Fed may need to


Spread Betting 31 Oct 2008 Unsurprisingly, by around 3.15pm (London time) the Dow was up by 144 points (+1.6%) at 9135 and the broader


Spread Betting 30 Oct 2008 The latest Nationwide house price survey showed UK house prices falling by the most in at least 17 years in October, declining 14.6% (around £30,000) on the year to £158.872. Over the month, house prices fell


Spread Bet 29 Oct 2008 After a brief rally the Dow was down 0.13% at 3pm as investors warily await the decision from the


Spread Bet 28 Oct 2008 Wall Street started its session in positive terrain this afternoon, shaking off dire economic data and rebounding on


Spread Bet 27 Oct 2008 Banks also buckled under the pressure, with HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered both losing over


Spread Bet 24 Oct 2008 Crude oil suffered too, with December Brent down 5.3% to


Spread Bet 23 Oct 2008 A combination of weak economic data, a poorer sales and earnings outlook and rising energy shares triggered a bout of volatility on Wall Street this


Spread Bet 12 Sep 2008 The much awaited US retail sales data for August trailed consensus expectations, dropping 0.3% over the month, after a downwardly revised 0.5% fall in July. The latest figure was significantly


UK Shares Financial Reports On the corporate front, BG Group's 4Q results and British Airways' 3Q results and traffic statistics will


UK Markets Push Higher After Weakness The FTSE is expected to open up around 25 points at 5170 this morning as it starts to try and claw back some losses from the


Investors Wait for the Markets to Cool Investors have been waiting for a while for UK markets to cool down after the recent rally but we are still seeing money waiting hesitantly on the sidelines. Spread betting account holders


FTSE Expected to Open Mildly Higher The FTSE is tipped to open up around 3 points this morning just above the 5500 level. A fairly flat day is expected with a


Marks & Spencer Produce Sombre Report Morning news is dominated by retailers as Marks & Spencer released a fairly sombre sounding statement. We are also seeing some


Markets Digest Pre-Budget Report There is a quiet start to the financial markets today as investors digest yesterdays electioneering by the Chancellor. Market sentiment is still


FTSE Opens Lower After Dow Jones Weakens The FTSE is set to open down 20 after a mixed session in the States saw the Dow Jones finish down 85. As always seems to


FTSE Gives Up Some Earlier Gains The FTSE is seen opening lower this morning, giving back some of Monday's hefty gains on profit taking and a weaker session in


UK Mining Shares Move Lower After Downgrade Rio Tinto is trading lower this morning after Credit Suisse downgraded it to underperform from neutral. Speculation of a new bid for Rio by


UK Shares Financial Spread Trading Update BT results this morning have proven to be a relief for investors keen to see the effects of cost-cutting over the


FTSE Trades Flat as Investors Wait For US Data The FTSE 100 is trading sideways this morning and likely to continue that way as markets wait for the big number of the day which is the


FTSE Financial Spread Betting Update Despite an initially strong start the FTSE has fallen back to unchanged. Strength in banking stocks was seen as a reason to


Sterling Weakens on Poor UK GDP Figures Sterling is taking a hit on surprisingly weak GDP figures which means that the UK is not following


UK Banking Equities Update Lloyds share price has benefited from news that it is offloading Halifax Estate Agencies for £1 to LSL Properties, shares are trading


Gold Weakens on Profit Taking Retracement in Gold today just simply due to some end of the week profit taking, not surprising given the


Miners Trade Lower After Dollar Strength Miner's are weak again as continued Dollar strength weakens underlying commodities, whilst


Investors Remain Bearish on Cable We are still seeing investors bearish on Sterling and so would expect some sellers to come in should Cable


Low Volumes Trading on the FTSE 100 A very quiet start to the day as we wait for options expiry later on in the day. Volumes seem pretty


FTSE 100 Rally Continues The rally that few people understand has continued today and it would take a brave investor to bet against the current momentum. The FTSE seems


Commodities Push FTSE 100 Index FTSE to a very strong start as commodities pushed on to new recent highs overnight as


UK 100 Index Looks Weaker Having broken major resistance levels the markets are in a bit of no mans land, with the next major resistance levels unlikely to be breached in the next week. The markets feel like they are due a pullback and


UK Equities Trading After reporting a first half drop in sales this morning property website company Rightmove is trading up 6% (26p) as investors focus on its forecast that it will


FTSE 100 Moves Slightly Higher A pretty quiet start to the trading day with little in terms of corporate news to move the markets and so the FTSE is currently trading small up although bid speculation around


UK Markets Look Weak These are very depressing figures, but unfortunately they're going to get worse before they get better. We've already seen this week that we're careering towards deflation and


Spread Betting Comments Index A range of articles giving a quick appraisal of the spread betting markets


Online Spread Bet The US dollar lost some ground as improving economic sentiment dented


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Online Spread Bets July 2009 Crude Oil also underwent a significant rally as Brent Crude Oil had five straight winning days, finishing


Spread Trading July 2009 In the Forex markets, the Dollar and the Yen retreated as their safety appeal was dulled by the improvement in equity markets. USD-JPY rose


Spread Betting July 2009 The holiday season is well and truly here. The FTSE 100 ended the week 2.86% down, while the Dow Jones fared only marginally better. The German DAX also finished down


Spread Bet July 2009 The negative nonfarm payrolls report benefited the 'safer' USD as traders lost their appetite for risk. EUR/USD slipped to


Spread Trade June 2009 The US dollar lost some ground as improving economic sentiment dented haven demand and traders moved into the seemingly riskier Euro. EUR/USD rose


Online Spread Bets June 2009 Volatility was the order of the day in the currency markets last week. The Yen was a rare bright spot, gaining a little against all pairs. The Pound was


Spread Trading June 2009 Brent Crude Oil closed at $70.80 last week, an eight month high, as oil prices continue to benefit from


Spread Bet June 2009 In Forex Spread Betting, Sterling was actually having a good week before Thursday's rating action, probing its best levels since


Spread Betting June 2009 The OPEC meeting produced few surprises in terms of output (which remained unchanged), but re-iterated cartel's target price of $70-$80 by year-end. US Crude Oil surged past its 200-day average of


Online Spread Bets May 2009 Equity markets started the week strongly, with the Dow Jones getting close to 8600 on Wednesday evening and the German ZEW confidence figures coming in at a three year high. Thursday morning brought a shock to the indices though


Spread Trade May 2009 The two month indices rally finally saw a slight pull back last week. The Dow Jones fell 3.1% to 8289 while the broader, the S&P 500 finished


Spread Trading May 2009 Money continued to move towards seemingly riskier currencies like EUR and GBP last week which hurt USD. EUR/USD rose 2.7% and GBP/USD climbed 2.2%. EUR/GBP reversed early


Spread Betting May 2009 The FTSE 100 gained over 3% to finish the week at 4159. The Dax 30 rose 3.4% to 4747. The S+P 500 rose just under 2%, breaking the much ballyhooed 875 level. The Dow Jones rose 2.2%, as the markets


Spread Bets May 2009 China revealed that it had raised its Gold reserves by over 75% since 2003 and would continue to do so. This helped the


Online Spread Betting April 2009 The Dow Jones rose another 0.8% to 8136. In Europe, the FTSE climbed 2.2% to 4102 and the German DAX


Spread Trading April 2009 EUR / USD was the big mover last week, falling 2.4% to $1.3159 with USD seeing some safe haven buying and a growing consensus that


Spread Betting April 2009 World indices had another week of gains last week, with the rally being extended to nearly a month now. The Dow Jones finished up 2.85% to 8037 while the broader S+P 500


Spread Bets April 2009 World indices had another week of gains last week, with the rally being extended to nearly a month now. The Dow Jones finished up 2.85% to 8037 while the broader S&P 500 rose an even 3%. In Europe, the FTSE


Online Spread Betting March 2009 For the second week running, most world indices were able to close up a bit. The Dow Jones rose 0.4% and


Spread Betting March 2009 Another week of indices losses saw the Dow Jones (Wall St) lose 5.4% to 6683. In Europe, the FTSE shed 6.4%, the German DAX fell


Spread Bets March 2009 Across the world, indices made fresh multi-year lows. Dow Jones (12-year), Irish ISEQ (14-year) and Japanese Nikkei (26 year). In the end, the Dow Jones lost


Spread Betting February 2009 On renewed global equities weakness, the US dollar put in a strong performance that boosted haven demand for the US currency. But much of those gains were wiped out last Friday as the major Forex crosses


Spread Bets News February 2009 Bank of England head Mervyn King announced that they would start quantitative easing which put sterling under pressure last week. GBP/USD fell 2.7% to


Spread Trading February 2009 Indices continue to hold up well near support levels despite even more dire economic data. The market must be getting used to this as last Friday's nonfarm payrolls of -598K was a lot worse than expected. The Dow


Spread Bets February 2009 Sterling recovered from multi-year lows as fears over the collapse of the UK's financial system appeared over-done. GBP/USD rose almost 4.5% to $1.4420. Hints that the ECB would


Online Spread Bets January 2009 EUR/GBP jumped 4.37% to £0.9405. Eurozone troubles resulted in EUR/USD


Spread Betting January 2009 Trichet signalled that the ECB may not cut at their next meeting and this resulted in the Euro holding up well last week. EUR/GBP rose 1.78% to £0.9011 with EUR/USD falling 1.05%. Sterling had another


Spread Trading January 2009 Spread Trading January 2009 >> US Crude Oil inventories increased by 6.7m barrels (forecast of +700k) last week, reflecting a collapse in US demand. Brent Crude Oil's price responded, dropping


Spread Bets January 2009 Spread Bets January 2009 >> Indices tried to shrug off the negative news in the early part of last week, but succumbed under the pressure in the end. The Dow Jones finished down


Online Trading December 2008 Online Trading December 2008 >> In a low volatility week, the Euro was again the strongest of the major currencies. EUR/GBP rose another 2.83% to £0.9596 and EUR/USD climbed


Spread Trade December 2008 Spread Trade December 2008 >> Indices soared late Tuesday evening after the interest rate cut, but gave those gains back later on in the week. The Dow Jones finished down 1.34% at 8562. In Europe, both the FTSE and the DAX


Online Spread Bets December 2008 Online Spread Bets December 2008 >> Last week started brightly for indices as the tentative bear market rally continued - the Dow Jones even touched 9,000 in late Monday trading. But optimism floundered in the face of even more poor economic numbers, negative company reports and job cut announcements. Thursday then saw the collapse of


Spread Betting December 2008 The Dow Jones daily rolling spread bet went on an 800 point rally. It finished the week at 8827, up 10% while in Europe, the FTSE spread bet gained 9.5% to 4300. In both cases these rallies meant


Spread Bet December 2008 Spread Bet December 2008 >> Economic data again surprised to the downside, with the US and UK economies both shrinking by 0.5% in the third quarter. But the markets largely ignored that as the Dow Jones daily rolling spread bet went on an 800 point rally. It finished the week at


Spread Trade November 2008 Spread Trade November 2008 >> Brent Crude Oil dropped to $49.69, an 8.08% fall, as prices continued to fall steadily last week. As the recession continues and demand for fuel drops, Goldman Sachs closed it $200 oil price recommendation. Gold, on the other hand, had a third week of


Online Spread Bets November 2008 Online Spread Bets November 2008 >> Gold spreads fared better, rising 1.22%. Its price has ranged over the past three weeks without


Spread Betting November 2008 Spread Betting November 2008 >> In fact the FTSE 100 finished Thursday down 5.24% after the surprisingly large slash of rates. Earnings misses are continuing to spook the markets with many companies announcing significantly lower


Spread Bets November 2008 There are plenty of UK earnings out this week to keep traders occupied. Reports that will be making the headlines will come from the likes of Vodaphone


Spread Trade October 2008 World indices continued their hugely volatile trading last week. The Dow Jones ranged at least 300 points every day last week and finished 5.12% lower at 8300. It was a similarly bad week in Europe as the FTSE lost 5.08% and the Dax 30 lost


Online Spread Bets October 2008 Brent Crude Oil tumbled a further 11.05% last week amid a volatile range of 1600 points from its high to its low. Its price is now $69.64, less than half its level only 3 months ago. Gold is now being sold off as traders are


Spread Bets October 2008 All the major indices had five straight losing days, with no mini-rally lasting longer than a couple of hours. The Dow Jones lost a jaw-dropping 19.75% to close at 8294. That is 41.57% lower than its peak exactly one year ago. The FTSE collapsed 15.60%, the DAX shrunk


Spread Betting News - October 2008 Spread Betting News >> In FX spread betting the European banking crisis and inevitable future rate cuts resulted in the Euro and Sterling weakening against the US Dollar last week. EUR / USD lost


Spread Bets News - October 2008 Spread Bets News - October 2008 >> With no bailout plan agreed, the Dow Jones finished down 1.80% and the FTSE 100 down 4.20%. The NASDAQ lost 3.41% and the German DAX fell 1.98%


Spread Betting News - September 2008 Spread Betting News - September 2008 >> Commodities were also extremely volatile with Brent Crude Oil trading in a range of under $90 to over $100. It finished with a


Spread Bets - September 2008 Spread Bets - 2008 >> Commodities were also extremely volatile with Brent Crude Oil trading in a range of under $90 to over $100. It finished with a 1.29% gain. Gold added $88 last Thursday, its largest ever one day Dollar gain. It closed


Spread Trading September 2008 Spread Trading - September 2008 >> Last Friday saw the recent Dollar rally hit a huge roadblock, GBP / USD gained over 2% that day and added 1.71% on the week. The Euro had a bad week on the back of poor economic forecasts from the ECB. EUR / USD gained a mere 0.13% and EUR / GBP slipped well


Spread Betting - September 2008 Spread Betting - September 2008 >> Nearly half the Irish companies on the ISEQ reported first half earnings last week and Irish Life & Permanent were the clear winners. Their profits of € 300 million beat expectations and led to a 20.1% gain on the week. At the other end


Spread Bets Trading Info - August 2008 Spread Bets Trading Info - August 2008 >> Instead commodity prices and the financial crisis pulled the strings. Commodity and mining stocks in particular had a strong week, with Rio Tinto gaining 11.6%. However financials


Spread Betting News and Info - August 2008 Spread Betting News and Info - August 2008 >> Despite an escalation in the Russian-Georgia conflict, Commodities continued to fall. Further Dollar strength, and increasing fears of slower growth, destroyed the gold price. Over the week the precious metal dropped a massive $70, breaking below the key support level at


Spread Bets News - August 2008 Spread Bets News - August 2008 >> Commodities tumbled this week due to deteriorating growth prospects in world economies. Oil markets took the worst beating as Crude lost 8.9%. Less than a month after touching $146, Brent Crude is now barely over $113. Gold did not fare much better, as it lost 5.9% to close at $856.70. Technically, it now stands at a


Spread Betting News - August 2008 Spread Betting News - August 2008 >> Amongst financials Merrill Lynch epitomised the craziness. On Monday it fell 12% and on Tuesday another 9.5% before rebounding 8% before Tuesdays close. The reason: they revealed they were selling $30.6bn worth of CDOs for just $0.22


Online Spread Trading July 2008 Online Spread Trading July 2008 >> Equity markets began the week in good spirits. Corporate earnings were generally better than expected and a rally in oil and gold failed to attract any enthusiasm. However Thursday brought a harsh dose of reality in the form of weak economic numbers across the globe. In the UK, retail sales


Spread Betting July 2008 Spread Betting July 2008 >> There had already been signs of a wobble in the Crude Oil price before Bernanke expressed his concern about weaker growth. But this speech, followed by Wednesdays report of far larger stocks of oil, and combined with Thursdays option expiry smashed the oil price. Brent Crude ended the week down $14 at $130.19, a fall of 10% on the week. Gold held its new trading range, and moved above $980 on Tuesday. But the collapse in


Spread Bets July 2008 Spread Bets July 2008 >> The US Dollar and Sterling both fell against the Euro as their economies looked to be weakening at a faster rate. The FTSE closed down 2.8% at 5261, the Dax -1.9% at 6153. In the US the S&P closed -1.9% at 1239 and the Dow -1.7% at 11100, after dropping below 11000 earlier in the day. In the Far East the Nikkei


Online Spread Bet July 2008 The Dow and S&P fell by 0.5% and 1.2% respectively, compared to falls of 2.3% on the FTSE and Nikkei, and 2.1% on the Dax. Emerging markets bore the brunt of the selling with falls of 4-6%. The Dow Jones is now officially a bear market. The FTSE 100 has so far survived by only


Spread Trading News - June 2008 Spread Trading News - June 2008 >> Equity markets around the world were hit by fears of yet more write-downs in the banking sector and signs that the crisis was starting to affect the real economy. As Fortis and Barclays both announced they were raising capital, Goldmans downgraded Citigroup and Merrills, sending their shares 10% lower on the week. On Thursday rumours that Chrysler was seeking protection from its creditors sent the markets into a tailspin. Crude Oil rose to a new record high, and the Dollar fell, as the president of OPEC said that he could see oil at $170 this summer. A flight to safety also saw gold gain ground. US equities led the way down, stopping just short of a 20% fall from the peak that signifies a bear market. The Dow fell by 4.2%, the S&P by 3%. In Europe the DAX was -2.4% and FTSE


June 2008 Spread Bet June 2008 Spread Bet >> First out of the blocks will be the markets reaction to the outcome of the Jeddah meeting on Crude Oil. On Wednesday the US Federal Reserve will announce any change in interest rates, but no change is expected. There are bags of sentiment surveys spanning the major economies; it is hard to imagine that any of them will be jolly, but just how bad they are might depend on the cut-off date. Nationwide House Prices and


June Spread Bets June Spread Bets >> Brent Crude dropped around $4 on the week, finishing at $134.25 and the Euro ended the week at EUR-USD $1.5380 and EUR-GBP £0.789. Elsewhere the Dax 30 fell by 0.6% and FTSE 100 fell by 1.8%. But Asia


Spread Trading June Spread Trading June >> Due to the weak US Unemployment numbers the Dow ended the week 3.3% down. The FTSE and The DAX were effected by the US and ended 3% and almost 5% down respectively while the Nikkei ended 2.2% down on the week. Brent Crude Oil hit a record $138.54 on


Spread Betting June Spread Betting June >> The FTSE finished the week 0.6% lower. By contrast, the Dax ended the week 2.2% higher, the S&P rose 1.8% and the Dow +1.3%. The Nikkei, benefiting from a weaker Yen, also rose by 2.3%. A bad week for the Euro as the plague of slowing


Online Spread Trading May 2008 Online Spread Trading May 2008 >> The mini-bubble burst in equity markets as investors picked up on the dilemma facing central banks; with inflation above target and still rising, banks could not cut rates to stimulate growth in the economy. Equity indices plummeted from Mondays 4-month highs with the Dow falling by nearly 4% on the week. The S&P and FTSE fell by 3.5% and the Dax by 3%. The Nikkei 1.5% fall was


Online Spread Betting May 2008 Online Spread Betting May 2008 >> In Commodities, Oil pushed ahead to another new high of $127.82. This was mainly on fears that China would step up demand for fuel after the earthquake damaged several hydro-electric power plants. Late on Friday the price fell back on news that the Saudis would


Spread Trading May Spread Trading May >> Oil set new record highs each day last week. A warning from Goldman Sachs that oil could hit $200 resulted in heavy buying of options to purchase oil at that level in December 2008. OPEC did not help matters, blaming speculators, rather than a lack of supply, for the recent jump in prices. Brent Crude finished the week $10 higher at $125.4. Gold held the $950 support level and bounced $26 on the


Spread Betting May Spread Betting May >> BP and Royal Dutch Shell benefited from the soaring oil price, but their US counterpart, Exxon Mobil failed to meet expectations. The better mood was reflected in equities rising to their highest levels since early January. Indices in the US and Japan rose by around


Spread Trading Online April Spread Trading Online April >> In Commodities Spread Betting, Oil continued to move higher, almost touching $120. Growing concerns over disruption to supplies peaked on Friday when news of shots being fired on an Iranian ship sent oil up by $3. Brent Crude Oil ended the week $3 higher at $116.34. The stronger Dollar saw gold


Online Spread Betting April Equity markets had their best collective week for some time. The FTSE was the lazy laggard, rising 'only' 2.7%; the DAX fared better with a 3.6% rise. The S&P and Dow saw gains of 4.3% and the Nikkei rose by around 5.5%. Looking at equities spread bets Royal Bank of Scotland stole the show with rumours of a


Spread Trading April Spread Trading April >> The equity market elastic finally snapped, or more accurately was cut by a pair of General Electric scissors. For much of the week, equities ignored worsening economic and corporate data and a gloomy outlook from the International Monetary Fund. Confidence numbers in the UK and US hit record lows and HBOS announced that UK


Spread Betting April Spread Betting April >> Markets opened lower as first UBS, and then Deutsche Bank warned of further write-downs. First Direct halted mortgage lending to non-customers and Lehman Brothers announced it was seeking at least $3 billion of funding. However, the early fall in prices was met with strong demand as traders


Spread Trading March Spread Trading March >> Equities had a great start to the shortened week, with banks continuing to grabbing the headlines. JP Morgan bumped up their offer for Bear Stearns and investors took this to as a cue to revalue of the sector. Closer to home it became more apparent that rumours of HBOS being trouble were false; re-assurance came from HBOS staff spending £6m on their own


Spread Trading Market Update Spread Trading Market Update >> Incredibly, US equity markets were barely changed on the week, but Europe suffered worse with the FTSE and Dax both falling by around 1%. Once again, the Nikkei took a big hit, falling by over 4% as the Yen hit a 12-year high against the


Spread Betting Market Information Spread Betting Market Information >> Bingo! Gold smashed through the $1,000 barrier. The continuing collapse of the Dollar, together with contrasting fears of both higher inflation and collapsing asset prices, saw investors scrambling for safety. Both Crude Oil and gold benefited from their *safe haven status*. Gold ended up


Spread Bet on UK Markets Spread Bet on UK Markets >> Just when it looked safe to relax, after the banks reporting season had finished, the credit crunch reared its ugly head with a vengeance. As markets priced in a 0.75% cut in US rates at the March meeting the Euro, gold and oil all hit record highs. The main equity indices in the US and Europe fell by around 3% with the Dax faring slightly worse at


Spread Trading UK Markets Spread Trading UK Markets >> How fortunes change over a few hours in the stock markets. By Tuesday the FTSE Index was 250 points higher than the previous Fridays close. There was even talk of the worst being behind us. The growing conviction that European interest rates would, at best, remain unchanged whilst US rates would continue to fall boosted the Euro. Traders piled in, pushing the Euro to


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UK Spread Betting Once again results were dominated by the financial sector. UBS announced a further record loss and Bradford and Bingley's results were worse than expected. Credit Suisse played an excellent poker hand, combining a 72% fall in profits with the confidence to increase its dividend. American Insurance Group said that due to material weaknesses in their loan valuations, losses would rise from $1 billion to $5 billion. Bank of Ireland warned that


Spread Betting Websites The week ended with the FTSE, Dow and S&P all falling by over 4%, but the Dax and Nikkei faring slightly better at -2.9% and -3.6%. The Euro provided the main thrills for forex traders. Despite no change in European interest rates, many traders interpreted the central bank's statement as a sign


Spread Bet Feb 2008 Despite worsening economic news equities finished the week in fine form with FTSE 100 +2.7%, Dax 30 +2.2%, Dow +4.4% and S and P 500 +4.9%. The 1% fall in the Nikkei was partly due to its different trading hours. Microsoft stole the headlines with its $45 billion bid for Yahoo. Further sub-prime write-downs saw a record loss for UBS and a $2.3 billion loss for bond insurer MBIA. Friends Provident's


Online Financial Trading Societe Generale took the headlines with its announcement of a record £3. 7bn fraud by a rogue trader. Further sub-prime losses were reported by Bank of America, Wachovia and Ambac. In the FX markets the Yen continued to strengthen, hitting a 2.5 year high of Y105.63 against the Dollar on


Online Spread Trading US banks took the headlines again with Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo recording losses of mind boggling size, accompanied by a mixture of dividend cuts and announcements of overseas funding. Comments from members of the European Central Bank suggesting a move towards lower rates caused the Euro to fall in value. The EUR/USD rate fell to $1.462 and EUR/GBP to £0.7480. Risk aversion trades saw the


Spread Trading After last week's higher than expected inflation figures in both the US and Europe, numbers from the UK are keenly awaited. Also of interest will be the minutes from the Bank of England's last meeting when they voted (surprisingly) to cut rates, and retail sales


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Spread Betting December Net moves on the week saw the Dax unchanged, FTSE -0.5%, Dow -1.5%, S&P -1.2% and Nikkei -1.8%. Financial firms across the market saw massive falls as US stalwart Freddie Mac warned that it would need to raise capital, possibly by slashing its dividend. In the forex market, the EUR USD cross briefly reached a new high of


Spread Betting November 2007 After a strong finish to equity markets on Friday, attention will return to the effects of the credit crunch, with the banks' reluctance to lend to one another causing money rates to continue rising. The European Central Bank has pledged to inject emergency funds into the money markets. Keep an eye on key confidence figures from the main


Spread Betting Market News The money markets witnessed a return of the liquidity crunch with banks' increasing reluctance to lend to one another pushing up the 3-Month Libor rate to just under 6.4%, the highest since September?s problems. he markets saw FTSE ?0.2%, Dow +1.0%, S&P +0.3%, Dax ?2.6%, Nikkei ?2.8%.


Spread Bet Website Across markets the falls ranged from a barely changed Dax ?0.5% to the harder hit Asian markets with the Nikkei and Hang Seng falling by 5.5%. The FTSE and S&P fell by around 3.5% with the Dow faring worse at ?4.1%. Financials dominated the news flow with Wachovia declaring a $1.1 billion sub-prime related loss for October alone and Barclays denying further rumours


Online Spreads Once again the week ended with record highs in oil, gold and EUR/USD as sub-prime jitters returned to take the gloss off the equity markets. The Hong Kong and Indian exchanges reached new highs at the start of the week, but equities finished on a low note with FTSE ?2.0%, Dow ?1.5%, S&P ?1.7% and Dax ?0.3%. The Nikkei held up better at +0.1%.


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