TAG: Stock market index

Why is the FTSE 100 rising when other indices are falling?

FTSE 100 outperformance gains traction as other global stock indices slip Wednesday’s sharp fall in global equity indices on the back of a higher-than-expected US Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) print only briefly affected the FTSE 100 which, unlike its pe...

6 months ago

European equity indices: will UK inflation data help the FTSE reach a record high, or did it miss its chance?

2024's first quarter sees European Indexes soaring During the first quarter of 2024, several global equity indices, including the German DAX and the French CAC40, made fresh record highs. The one big-name stock index from within that region that has thus...

6 months ago

Trade of the week: long DAX 40

(AI Video Summary) Previous Dow Jones trading outcome This week's "Trade of the week" financial insight focuses on strategic movements in the stock market as of 29 April, 2024. The highlight is on advising investors holding positions in the Dow Jones, wit...

5 months ago

​​NASDAQ 100, Dow and DAX rebound, but is there more to come?​

​​​NASDAQ 100 stages dramatic rebound ​Yesterday saw a huge rebound off the lows of the session. Crucially, the NASDAQ 100 price rebounded and held above the 200-day simple moving average (SMA), currently 17,794. ​The index is already down 12.5% from its...

2 months ago

​​FTSE 100, S&P 500 and Nikkei 225 continue to push higher​

​​​FTSE 100 back above 8100 ​The FTSE 100 index has continued to recover from the lows of the week. It now finds itself back above 8100, and thus above the support zone of June and July. ​Further gains target the 8300 level and then on to 8400. A close b...

2 months ago

​​FTSE 100, S&P 500 and Nikkei 225 push higher​

​​​FTSE 100 moves higher ​The FTSE 100 index closed above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) once more yesterday, as it claws back the losses of late July and early August. ​The bounce from the 8000 level is intact, and further gains target the 8300...

2 months ago

​​NASDAQ 100, Dow and Nikkei 225 continue to head higher​

​​​NASDAQ 100 still moving higher ​The NASDAQ 100 index has enjoyed an impressive run over the past week, bouncing off the 200-day simple moving average (SMA). ​Further gains now target the 19,500 highs from 31 July and 1 August, and also the 50-day SMA....

2 months ago

Another strong week for the Nikkei 225, DAX 40 and Dow

Nikkei 225 ends week on a high The Nikkei 225 has risen in line with US stock indices after the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut its interest rates for the first time in four years and by a bumper 50 basis points (bps) as the Bank of Japan left rates unchanged a...

3 weeks ago