Daily market update

Daily market update: UK GDP surprises, Shein IPO, BP

“It was a pleasant surprise to see UK stock markets moving higher for the second day in a row in early trading,” says Russ Mould, investment...

Fri, 11/04/2025 - 10:27

Daily market update: Trump tariffs, European stocks, China trade war, Tesco

“If you felt a bit of a breeze around 6.30pm UK time last night it was probably the cumulative effect of countless global investors breathing...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 10:01

Daily market update: European stocks, Saga, Assura

“Yesterday’s fragile recovery in stocks has been shattered by renewed selling as reciprocal tariffs on what the Trump administration regards as the ‘worst offenders’ comes...

Wed, 09/04/2025 - 09:59

Daily market update: markets bounce back, gold, oil

“After multiple punishing sessions, stock markets appear to have started their road to recovery,” says Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell.

“Asia led the...

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 10:30

Daily market update: market sell-off continues, Hang Seng, Shell

“It’s rare to see double-digit falls in a single day for a major stock index, yet today is one of those days that will go...

Mon, 07/04/2025 - 10:16

Daily market update: defensive stocks, investment trusts, BP

“With markets having suffered their worst week in five years, investors were hiding under their duvet on Friday hoping the pain would go away,” says...

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 10:11

Daily market update: Currys, Primary Health Properties / Assura, Moonpig

Currys

“Electronics retailer Currys continues to impress after brushing off interest from private equity last year,” says AJ Bell Investment Director Russ Mould....

Thu, 03/04/2025 - 10:30

Daily market update: Greencore / Bakkavor, Raspberry Pi, Topps Tiles

“Liberation Day has arrived and investors are bracing themselves for a barrage of bad news,” says Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ Bell.

“European markets...

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 10:13

Daily market update: Travis Perkins, Johnson & Johnson, Greencore

“Investors are keeping their fingers crossed that Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is not as punishing as first feared,” says Russ Mould, Investment Director at AJ...

Tue, 01/04/2025 - 11:03

Daily market update: Primark, Aston Martin, Pets at Home, Wood Group

“Another day, another sell-off on the markets, marking 2025 as one of the most gruelling starts to a calendar year for investors in quite a...

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 10:37

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