Suzy in the City: Shares: FTSE100
The FTSE 100-listed Lloyds Banking Group PLC(GB:LLOY)offers adividend yield of nearly 5%,making it an attractive choice for income investors. As one of the UK’s longest-established banks, Lloyds’ shares are highly regarded on the FTSE 100 index. In terms of its share price growth, the ...
Thanks to online trading platforms, UK investors can access stocks and shares for companies all over the world. This includes those included in both the US-basedS&P 500 indexand the UK-basedFTSE 100 index. It’s reasonably straightforward to buy andsell sharestoo. Once you’ve signed up to ...
If you want to buy shares with the wider London Stock Exchange, then it might be worth considering the FTSE 100. This is an index that tracks the share prices of the 100 largest companies publicly listed in the UK. The index will be weighted to ensure that your investment journey is dive...
UK's FTSE 100 outperformed its continental peers, gaining 1.3% to close at an all-time high. British retail sales fell unexpectedly in December, adding to a run of downbeat economic indicators that are likely to further boost expectations for a Bank of England interest ...
Founded in 1991, Vodafone is based in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange and on the NASDAQ. A member of the FTSE 100 Index, Vodafone is the 5th largest company in the UK by revenues, with nearly €45 billion in 2019. At 2019 year-end, Vodafone employed over 93,000 employe...
Can I buy Microsoft shares in the UK? Yes, even though you’re based in the UK, you can buy shares in companies all over the world. This includes Microsoft, along with all the other companies on both the US-basedS&P 500 indexand the UK-basedFTSE 100 index. ...
London’s FTSE 100 slid 0.2%, extending losses to a third straight session, as a higher pound weighed on the internationally focused firms on the index. Investors also parsed earnings reports from European companies. Sanofi SA gained 1.5% as the French drugmaker said it aimed to grow ...
In the United Kingdom, the FTSE 100 rose 3.1% to 8,505.22. China’s Shanghai Composite Index climbed 2.3% to 3,241.82. iHeartMedia was the top music performer of the week, rising 23.9% to $2.33 in the absence of major news. The only significant public development was Barclays’s ...
Shares in the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong declined on fears that Chinese officials would take additional measures to cool its economy. The FTSE 100 Index in London, England rose 0.9% to 6640.90 on speculation of a possible tie-up between BP and Royal Dutch Shell....