Analysis: Indices

Exclusive-Shein IPO: UK regulator decision slowed by NGO challenge, sources say

Britain's financial regulator is taking longer than usual to approve fast-fashion retailer Shein's IPO because it is checking its supply chain oversight and assessing legal risks after an advocacy...

Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling

Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million electric vehicles in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so, a report published on...

Foreign cash to emerging world to drop as tariffs threats loom - IIF

Global growth will slow in 2025, and offshore investors are set to cut the cash they send to emerging markets by nearly a quarter, as promised policies from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump...

Tractors block central London streets as farmers protest at tax change

Hundreds of tractors blocked streets in central London on Wednesday, the latest protest by farmers against the government after it ended an exemption from inheritance tax for agricultural families. ...

Stocks cheered Trump's victory, but tariffs bring unknowns to 2025

The U.S. stock market welcomed Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election, but turbulence may lie ahead if the president-elect makes good on his tariff threats. Much about...

Stocks settle in for nervous wait on US CPI

Asian stock markets and the dollar took a breather on Wednesday ahead of an anticipated rate cut in Canada and a U.S. inflation reading expected to leave the Fed on course to cut rates again. ...

UK stocks finally in favour after five years of drought

British stocks saw their first monthly inflow in five years in November, potentially marking a turning point, as cheap valuations, political stability and the UK's relative immunity to escalating...

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation at 25.5% in November

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation rate was 25.5% in November, slowing from 26.5% in October, data from statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Tuesday. ...

HSBC expects S&P 500 index to hit 6,700 by end-2025

Brokerage HSBC said on Friday it expects the S&P 500 index to hit 6,700 by the end of 2025, on the back of robust corporate earnings growth and a resilient U.S. economy. The brokerage's...

Exclusive-Varo Energy in talks to buy Preem's Swedish refineries, sources say

European energy firm Varo Energy is in talks to acquire Preem's two Swedish refineries in a bet on growing demand for low-carbon biofuels, four industry sources told Reuters. Varo has...

Gas price shock set to add to Europe's industrial pain

Europe's struggling industries are bracing for a new gas price shock over the coming winter months, as colder weather depletes stocks, competition with Asia for liquefied natural gas intensifies, and...

Asian stocks see heavy outflows for second straight month in November

Asian stocks were under selling pressure from foreign investors for a second consecutive month in November amid worries over potential U.S. tariff hikes on regional exports under the incoming Donald...

German gas levy limbo raises risk of higher costs for edgy neighbours

FRANKFURT -The collapse of Germany's governing coalition risks delaying a draft law on waiving a costly gas storage levy for foreign buyers from next year and raising tension with European neighbours...

UK and Qatar pledge to grow investment ties

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, pledged to deepen their investment relationship during a meeting on the final day of a Qatari state visit to...

Legal & General shares rise 4% on capital return plan

Legal & General shares rose 4% on Wednesday after the British life insurer said it was planning to return capital to shareholders and was on track to meet its financial targets. Legal &...

Deutsche Bank starts Applied Nutrition at 'buy'

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- Deutsche Bank raises Coca-Cola HBC price target to 3,200 pence -...

Politics prove investors right on the 'Korea Discount'

Global investors have always valued South Korea below other markets for reasons ranging from tensions with the North to the tight structures of its conglomerates - politics this week gave them cause...

Qatar to invest $1.3 billion in climate technology in Britain

Qatar will invest 1 billion pounds in climate technology in the United Kingdom, with engineering company Rolls-Royce set to benefit from some of the cash to support its energy transition, the British...

Industrials Give Back Some Recent Gains -- Industrials Roundup

Shares of industrial and transportation companies fell, following a strong run in November. The 'American exceptionalism' trade is gaining momentum, driven by the potential return of America First...