Analysis: Indices

Indices: What the markets are telling us about Trump's agenda

The market is always right, they say. When it came to the US presidential election, investors were clearly betting on Donald Trump, via a series of operations quickly identified as Trump Trades....

BlackRock Puts $2B Into Momentum Stocks After Election

The world's biggest asset manager is leaning into the stock market's post-election rally after shying away from risk exposure in the run-up to the vote. Bloomberg's Emily Graffeo has the story. ...

Deutsche Bank says 'buy' Trustpilot

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- Deutsche Bank Research cuts Vistry price target to 1,100 pence -...

Oil slips as US storm threat eases, China stimulus disappoints

Oil prices extended declines on Monday as the threat of a supply disruption from a U.S. storm eased and after China's stimulus plan disappointed investors seeking fuel demand growth in the world's No....

Stocks at record peaks on stimulus hopes

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Friday The prospects for both big fiscal spending and continued monetary easing in the world's biggest economy make for a...

Asian stocks climb on Wall Street's lead; dollar sags after Fed cut

Asian stocks rose broadly on Friday, tracking Wall Street's overnight rise to record highs, as investors digested the Federal Reserve's message for careful interest rate cuts even with expectations...

Oil prices fall as Hurricane Rafael expected to start weakening

Oil prices fell slightly on Friday as the risk that a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico will affect U.S. oil and gas output declined while the market continues to weigh how President-elect Donald...

Euronext lifts revenue target in new three-year plan

Euronext raised its revenue targets through to 2027 and beat third quarter profit expectations on Thursday, helped by growth in its clearing and non-volume related activities. The...

Croatian food retailer Studenac plans Warsaw, Zagreb IPO

Croatian food retailer Studenac is planning an initial public offering with plans to list on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and Zagreb Stock Exchange, the company said on Thursday. The offer...

Vitol CEO sees $70-$80/bbl oil prices in 2025, flags supply uncertainty

Global oil prices are expected to stay in the $70 to $80 per barrel range in 2025, similar to 2024, while geopolitical risks create uncertainty around supply, Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world's...

Oil prices regain ground as investors eye U.S. election fallout

Oil prices edged up on Thursday following a sell-off triggered by the U.S. presidential election, as risks to oil supply from a Trump presidency and a hurricane building in the Gulf Coast outweighed a...

Facing tariff threat, Europe eyes options to appease Trump

The European Union is considering options to appease Donald Trump on his return to the White House as it braces for a resumption of U.S. tariffs and other trade threats plus tough exchanges on how to...

What's at stake for global markets in a Trump presidency

As Donald Trump appears poised to head back to the White House, the U.S. dollar and stock market are seen as winners, but a Republican presidency could weigh on bonds, emerging markets, clean energy...

Oil edges down ahead of US election, China NPC meeting

Oil prices eased slightly on Tuesday as markets braced for uncertainties from the U.S. presidential election, after rising more than 2% in the past session as OPEC+ delayed plans to hike production...

Air-taxi maker Lilium to file for insolvency after failed fundraising efforts

German air-taxi maker Lilium said on Monday it would file for insolvency soon, after efforts to solve its cash-crisis failed to yield results. The move highlights the difficulties faced...

Hedge funds stung by European stock markets in October, Goldman Sachs says

Hedge funds focused on European stock markets suffered their largest monthly losses in over a year in October, dragged down by a broader market sell off, according to a Goldman Sachs note sent to...

Indices : Why did Nvidia make it into the Dow Jones index?

The next change in the Dow Jones will see the transfer of technological power from Intel to Nvidia, whose meteoric rise is saluted by this entry into the Holy of Holies. In chemicals, the old Dow Inc...

Nvidia to replace Intel in Dow Jones Industrial Average

AI chip firm Nvidia will replace chipmaker Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Friday. ...

Higher Asian LNG prices boost Shell Q3 sales vs TotalEnergies

LONDON - Higher production and sales in Asia helped Shell's liquefied natural gas business outshine TotalEnergies' in the third quarter, analysts and traders said, even as group profits at both...