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Sainsbury (SBRY) & French Connection (FCCN): 2 retail stocks to buy now
October 05, 2021 08:42 AM BST| By Nidhi GuptaHighlights Sainsbury’s board proposed a final dividend payout of 7.4 pence per share to shareholders for FY 2021. The fashion retail group French Connection accepted a takeover bid worth £28.98 million ($40 million) from MIP H.....
IPO listings: How to start trading on LSE?
October 05, 2021 08:28 AM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights LSE’s Main Market is the flagship market, regulated by the UK listing Authority. It has two main Financial Services Authority listing categories that are Premium and Standard. The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is t.....
Abingdon (ABDX) soars 39%. Is this covid-19 testing stock still a buy?
October 05, 2021 07:17 AM BST| By Suhita PoddarHighlights UK-based rapid test developer and maker Abingdon Health shares surged over 38 per cent on Monday, making it the highest riser on the LSE. The shares rose on reports that the company will soon start the manufacturing of a Covid saliva.....
Boohoo (BOO) & Marston’s (MARS): Should you hold these 2 AIM stocks?
October 04, 2021 03:34 PM BST| By Suhita PoddarHighlights Boohoo shares fell over 1 per cent on Monday, despite the appointment of a new sustainability expert as a non-executive director. Marston’s disclosed its LTIP performance targets and also reported the delay of its LTIP 2020/202.....
SSE & ITM: Should you buy these renewable energy stocks at a discount?
October 04, 2021 01:20 PM BST| By Nidhi GuptaHighlights SSE declared a final dividend of 56.6 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2021. For the year ended 30 April 2021, ITM Power’s total sales revenue surged by 30 per cent year on year to £4.3 million. .....
Top 5 oil and gas stocks to buy in final quarter of 2021
October 04, 2021 11:33 AM BST| By Suhita PoddarHighlights The UK has been gripped by soaring gas prices caused by lower reserves, lower wind output, higher demand and other factors Oil prices also rose on 1 October, after OPCE+ decided to increase its output to ease a global tight supply of.....
Army to start fuel deliveries: 2 FTSE 100 energy stocks to hold
October 04, 2021 10:48 AM BST| By Suhita PoddarHighlights About 200 military personnel are set to start fuel deliveries from today in a bid to address the UK’s fuel supply crisis. The UK has been grappling with a fuel crisis for last few weeks due to an acute shortage of qualifi.....
Army to start fuel deliveries: 2 FTSE 100 energy stocks to hold
October 04, 2021 09:19 AM BST| By Suhita PoddarHighlights About 200 military personnel are set to start fuel deliveries from today in a bid to address the UK’s fuel supply crisis. The UK has been grappling with a fuel crisis for last few weeks due to an acute shortage of qualifi.....
Rolls-Royce (RR.), Morrison (MRW) & Playtech (PTEC): 3 stocks to buy now
October 04, 2021 09:15 AM BST| By Nidhi GuptaReopening of the economy and increasing vaccination rates is expected to drive the recovery of all sectors to pre-pandemic levels. According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a rate.....
Which Stocks to Buy if You Are in Your 20s?
October 03, 2021 12:20 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights People in their 20s usually find it hard to save. By investing in the stock market, they can start early to save and maximise future returns. Young investors are much less risk-averse than investors in other age groups. Thus, they c.....
Weekly roundup of FTSE 100 risers and fallers (27 September- October 01)
October 02, 2021 12:27 AM BST| By Sreenivas D AjankarFTSE 100 suffered a setback in the passing week, not only closing in negative territory but losing significant ground on a weekly basis. Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainer and top loser of every day during the passing week. 27 Septembe...
Famous five of business this week (September 27-October 01)
October 02, 2021 12:23 AM BST| By Nidhi Gupta1. Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc (LON: RR.) Rolls-Royce, an engineering giant, entered into an agreement with a consortium led by Bain, a private equity giant, to sell its Spanish ITP Aero business for £1.5 billion (EUR1.7 billion). The...
Top 5 hospitality & travel stocks for October 2021
October 01, 2021 03:11 PM BST| By Nidhi GuptaHighlights The tax rate for restaurants, pubs, admission, and holiday accommodation rose to 12.5%. In April 2022, VAT on hospitality and tourism sector-based purchases is expected to return to the pre-pandemic level of 20%. Heads of .....
7 FTSE companies that reinstated dividends this year
October 01, 2021 02:51 PM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights H&M proposes dividend as its profitability increased with growing net sales. Many companies recovering from the pandemic are reinstating their dividends this year. Swedish multinational clothing-retail company H&M has wi.....
Ofgem lifts energy price-cap: Are these FTSE stocks going to gain?
October 01, 2021 02:49 PM BST| By Sreenivas D AjankarHighlights Industry regulator Ofgem price cap removal comes into force from 1 October 2021, now the company’s regular charges can be applied. The decision to remove the price cap comes amid the ongoing energy crisis in the UK, which led t.....
Pub owners reel in losses: Should you hold on to these 2 stocks?
October 01, 2021 12:01 PM BST| By Nidhi GuptaHighlights Wetherspoon reported an increase in pre-tax loss to £154.7 million in the year ended 25 July 2021, compared to £34.1 million in the previous year. Telereal Trillium purchased eight newly constructed Marston’s pubs f.....
Hut Group (THG), ASOS (ASC), Diageo (DGE): 3 FTSE stocks to buy at discount
October 01, 2021 11:16 AM BST| By Sreenivas D AjankarHighlights UK stock market, along with European markets, has made a soft start of the last quarter of 2021. Retail stocks like JD Sports Fashion, Boohoo Group Plc, ASOS Plc are witnessing some profit booking. UK stock market, along with Eu.....
Renalytix (RENX) & Panoply (TPX): 2 AIM AI stocks to buy
October 01, 2021 10:40 AM BST| By Nidhi GuptaHighlights Renalytix and the US-based Mount Sinai Health System announced the scale-up implementation of the former’s KidneyIntelX platform. The Panoply Holdings announced a final dividend of 0.4 pence per share for the year en.....
500-2000% return in a year! 2 blockchain stocks to buy
October 01, 2021 08:14 AM BST| By Nidhi GuptaBlockchain is a distributed ledger technology that stores records in a decentralized manner instead of storing data exclusively on internal servers. It also allows the creation of an unchangeable public ledger that can be accessed by all users. Bl.....
What stocks to buy if you're over 50
October 01, 2021 08:08 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights The overall allocation of stocks in the investor’s portfolio must change with age. Older investors are more prone to financial setbacks in the stock markets due to lack of recovery time. Factors such as profitability, st.....