Tokyo Stock Exchange Closed for the Day
Tokyo Stock Exchange Closed for the Day Just a reminder that Japan has a holiday on 11th August 2017 – mountain day. Apparently this is a new holiday introduced in 2016 to celebrate Japan’s many mountainous regions. Anyway, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will be closed for the day.
FTSE 100 pulls back
FTSE 100 pulls back The FTSE 100 index continued to fall today (10/08/17) after falling back yesterday to: 7498 amid increasing geopolitical tension between the US and North Korea after both sides sharpened their worrying rhetoric and after Donald Trump’s concerning and frankly upsetting ‘fire and fury’ statement made to …
FTSE 100 close to record high
FTSE 100 close to record high The FTSE 100 index was just 5 points off its record high today (08/08/17) when it closed at: 7542. The FTSE 100 reached 7547 back at the beginning of June 2017. Are new records to be set this week?
DOW does it again!
DOW does it again! The DOW Jones Industrial Average has done it again today – reaching its ninth straight record high to close on Monday (07/08/17) at: 22118 The S&P 500 and NASDAQ also closed up as did the FTSE 100 & FTSE 250 The FTSE 100 is closing in …
Economic news due this week
Economic news due this week Two pieces of economic news due this week (07/08/17) to look out for… UK manufacturing data due on Thursday: 10th August 2017 US inflation data due on Friday: 11th August 2017
FTSE 100 Companies going Ex dividend this week
Ex Dividend FTSE 100 Companies going Ex dividend this week on: 10/08/17 – record date: 11/08/17 AAL – Anglo American PLC AZN – AstraZeneca PLC BARC – Barclays PLC BP. – BP PLC BT.A – BT Group PLC DGE – Diageo PLC DLG – Direct Line Insurance Group PLC FRES …
Wall Street closes up
Wall Street closes up The DOW Jones Industrial Average on Friday (04/08/17) closed up again at: 22090 – that’s now 8 days of new highs! This new high came after the release of better than expected US jobs data.
US Non-farm payroll figures due today
US Non-farm payroll figures due today US Non-Farm payroll data will be closely watched today. Could these figures slow the stock market rally?
DOW Jones hits another new record
DOW Jones hits another new record The DOW Jones Industrial Average yet again today (03/08/17) closed at another new high of 22024 That’s seven days of record breaking highs!
FTSE 100 closes higher
FTSE 100 closes higher The FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday (03/08/17) – up 63 points to close at: 7475 Best FTSE 100 performer was: NEXT PLC (NXT) – shares up by 9.7% on the day. Worst FTSE 100 performer was: ConvaTec Group PLC (CTEC) – down by 6.4%