City Index

Wall Street closed mixed with a significant divergence between old world stock and tech stock as investors continue to price in the Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) vaccine news and a return to “normal” life. The...

Vaccine euphoria sent European stocks to 8-month highs. Wall Street surged to record highs on vaccine optimism, before closing off the highs.  A calmer more questioning mood is dominating on Tuesday...

European bourses are opening firmly on the front foot in a risk on a relief rally as Joe Biden wins the race to the White House. Whilst Trump still refuses to accept the result, this isn’t affecting...

European markets are pointing to a weaker start in a flight to safety as COVID cases surge, lockdowns tighten and investors brace themselves for what is expected to be a volatile week ahead with the...

European stocks are heading out of the blocks in a mixed fashion after yesterday’s bloodshed. Whilst Asian stocks fell overnight the fall was more contained than Wall Street and Europe’s sharp...

European bourses start the trading steeply lower as the new week kicks off. Rising COVID cases and tighter measures to stem the spread of the virus are raising fears that the fragile economic recovery...

A strong finish on Wall Street boosted Asian markets to an almost 2.5 year high and is lifting European markets on the open. US stimulus optimism is overshadowing disappointing UK GDP data and rising...

European bourses are seeing a mixed start on the open as the upbeat mood spills over from the US into Asia and fades into Europe. Markets are trading positively as investors track stimulus...

European markets opened higher as they continue the recovery from Monday’s sharp sell off. The risk tone in the market is showing some signs of improvement, although pressure remains.  Stocks on the...

European bourses are starting the week on the back foot with the FTSE leading the charge lower. Rising COVID cases, fears of tighter lockdown restrictions and a bombshell report on a bank’s suspicious...

Vaccine trials restart Over the weekend, Oxford University announced that the joint AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) COVID vaccine trial will restart this week after a routine pause n the previous week. News...

Overnight the tech-heavy NASDAQ reported its strongest rise in over 4 months, surging 2.7% snapping a three-day losing streak which had traders questioning the valuations of big tech stocks. The Dow...

European bourses hobbled into the close on Tuesday. Meanwhile Wall Street opted for a different route with both the S&P and the NASDAQ pushing to fresh record closes—again.   With US coronavirus...

Markets both in the US and Europe saw a solid start to the week. On Wall Street, the S&P and the NASDAQ closed at a record-high. Coronavirus vaccine and treatment developments hopes of additional...

Trading has kicked off the new week on the front foot thanks to vaccine optimism after the FDA approved the use of blood plasma from recovered patients as a COVID treatment option for coronavirus...

European bourses are looking towards a lower start to trading on Wednesday, following on from a choppy session in Asia amid rising uncertainty over whether US lawmakers will agree to an additional...