Stock market
TW., BKG, VTY: Should you add these housing stocks to your watchlist?
May 04, 2022 11:57 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights House prices in the UK saw a new record high for the third consecutive month in April, according to Rightmove. Buyers are forced to spend more now as high prices have put the properties in higher stamp duty or tax brackets. Hous...
DGE, GSK, BAT: Should you choose manufacturing stocks for investment?
May 04, 2022 11:27 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights Manufacturers across the UK increased their selling prices at a record high rate in the month of April, as per S&P Global. Standing at a 13-month low of 55.2 in March, the value of the S&P Global/CIPS manufacturing Purchasing...
NWG, LLOY, OSB: Should you consider these mortgage stocks now?
May 04, 2022 11:01 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of a 'very severe' inflationary crisis if the government responds to the high inflation by offering more benefits. Earlier, Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned that mortgage repayments could rise by...
Segro, Croda, Howden: Top 3 losers in Tuesday's flash crash
May 03, 2022 03:50 PM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights Shares across Europe plummeted on Monday due to an error committed by one of Citigroup’s traders, wiping out around £251 billion (€300 billion) from the market. Several bourses, including Italy, Denmark, and Germany .....
BP Plc profits soar amid calls for energy windfall tax. Should you invest?
May 03, 2022 02:21 PM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights BP Plc reported a profit of US$6.2 billion (£4.9 billion) in Q1 2022 as compared to US$2.6 billion in Q1 of 2021. The oil giant announced another share buyback programme worth US$2.5 billion on the back of the bumper profits. .....
Barclays (LON: BARC): Should you buy the stock now?
May 03, 2022 12:17 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaHIGHLIGHTS Barclays Plc is among the Big four banking majors in the UK. Last month, Barclays’ share price touched its 52-week low. Technical charts are showing the nearest support at GBX 150.83. Barclays Plc (LON: BARC) is among the.....
Tesco, Sainsbury, Greggs: Stocks you may bet on with rising food prices
May 03, 2022 10:38 AM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights UK households are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis due to a surge in food prices, and will keep rising for some time, Asda’s chairman Lord Rose said. Rose predicted that the food prices will rise higher as the Bank of .....
DORE, BSIF, RNEW: Should you invest in these green finance companies now?
May 03, 2022 10:34 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being requested to come up with a new generation of green bonds to help the UK reach its net-zero goals. The green economy doesn’t only cover renewable energy and clean technologies, but also other sus.....
SHEL, AZN, HSBA, RIO, ULVR: Top 5 blue-chip stocks now
May 02, 2022 12:56 AM BST| By Priya BhandariLondon’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose on Friday, driven by strong quarterly earnings and gains in miners, amid increasing concern over the soaring cost of living crisis and slower economic growth. Covid lockdown in China, geopolitical tensio.....
Which companies are listed on FTSE All-Share index?
May 02, 2022 12:08 AM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights The index that most fund managers use as a benchmark is the broader FTSE All-Share index. The FTSE All-Share Index is the combination of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, together known as FTSE 350, and the FTSE SmallCap Index. T.....
What's the difference between FTSE 100 and FTSE 250?
May 02, 2022 12:00 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices combined together cover the largest 350 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. FTSE 100 stocks are large-cap while the FTSE 250 stocks are mostly mid-cap. FTSE 100 companies have a solid foo.....
How do companies enter FTSE 100 index?
May 01, 2022 12:51 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaHIGHLIGHTS FTSE 100 is an index of 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with the highest market capitalisation. When FTSE100 rises or falls, it is actually the market cap of the companies listed on it that is changing. T.....
Atome Energy, Staffline, Ecsc Group: Penny stocks you may buy in May
April 29, 2022 04:12 PM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights Investing in penny stocks is an inexpensive way to diversify your portfolio, which could generate higher returns. Penny stocks are usually very volatile and risky investments, so investors should be very careful with their choice. I.....
CMCL, PAF, EDV: Are these gold stocks good bets amid recession fears?
April 29, 2022 04:08 PM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights As per a Reuters report released today, the prices of gold have increased by over 1%, motivated by a pullback in the dollar. As inflation levels have been hitting the roof and the UK economy is showing signs of a slowdown, analysts s.....
SHEL, BP., HBR: Is it a good time to buy oil & gas stocks?
April 29, 2022 02:13 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaHIGHLIGHTS Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hinted that he may consider imposing a windfall tax on oil and gas firms. A windfall tax is a special, one-time levy that a government imposes on a company or a group of companies on reaping huge profits be.....
NatWest (LON: NWG) avoids revolt over executive pay. Should you invest?
April 29, 2022 11:23 AM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights The shareholders agreed to all proposals put forward by the bank at the annual general meeting. Around 93% of shareholders voted in favour of the controversial new pay policy that will increase CEO Alison Rose’s potential bonus...
Compass Group, Galliford: Should you pick these FTSE stocks now?
April 29, 2022 09:35 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights -The number of financially distressed companies is rapidly increasing in the UK. -The worst-hit sectors amid rising costs are hospitality and construction. -The number of UK companies facing critical financial distress went up...
Xaar, Kin & Carta: Next-Gen stocks that one can choose during recession
April 29, 2022 08:40 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights UK residents are facing a cost-of-living crisis amid rising inflation. The UK economy may even be headed towards recession if this trend of spiralling costs continues along with a fall in the GDP. Investors can go for next-gen stock...
ULVR, RKT, PZC: Should you bet on these consumer stocks?
April 29, 2022 07:46 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighligts Consumer goods giant Unilever has announced that it will hike the prices of its products due to rising input costs. Soaring food prices and energy bills are putting the biggest squeeze on people's pockets. Millions of people in t...
UK car production falls as energy costs rise, should you buy these stocks?
April 29, 2022 03:45 AM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights In the first quarter of 2022, the total number of new cars produced in the UK fell by nearly a third, marking the weakest March since 2009. The car production dropped by 44.4% to 76,900 cars, which was 38,598 less than in March 2021......