Technical Analysis
-
China and Fed weigh on commodities and mining sector
Monday 15 Mar 2010
The last few weeks have continued to see equity markets continuing to push higher; however the one sector that initially drove the market rally from last years lows seems to be running out of steam... Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: BP slips back on asset acquisitions
Friday 12 Mar 2010
Oil giant BP has beefed up its exploration operations with the acquisition of assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico for $7bn. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Morrisons sees profits rise but shares slip back
Thursday 11 Mar 2010
Supermarket group Wm Morrison saw a sharp jump in profits in the year to 31 January. Pre-tax profits climbed to £858m from £655m from the same period the previous year, including an exceptional cre... Read More
-
Mining sector looking strong but beware a Chinese sniffle
Wednesday 10 Mar 2010
With commodity prices staging a remarkable rise during the last 12 months as the global economic recovery gathers pace, the following is an evaluation on some of the largest mining companies in the... Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Standard Life boosted by increased profits
Wednesday 10 Mar 2010
Standard Life today announced results above expectations with profits of £291m up from £154m the year before. Read More
-
Banking sector showing mixed results for 2009
Thursday 04 Mar 2010
With the UK banks having all reported their final full-year results recently, here is a round up of how each bank performed in 2009 and what their prospects are for the future. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Aviva falls despite beating expectations
Thursday 04 Mar 2010
Insurer Aviva beat profit expectations in 2009, but the share price is under pressure Thursday, as analysts focus on a weaker than expected book value. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: ITV returns to profit as shares continue upward trend
Wednesday 03 Mar 2010
ITV remains cautious despite returning to profit last year and keeping adjusted profit steady, as a marked bounce-back in advertising spend in early 2010 is flattered by weak comparatives. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Standard Chartered results in line boost share price
Wednesday 03 Mar 2010
Standard Chartered profit before taxation in 2009 rose 13% to $5.15bn and operating income increased by 9% to $15.2bn. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Fresnillo results shine
Tuesday 02 Mar 2010
The world's biggest primary silver producer and Mexico's second largest gold producer, more than doubled profit after tax in 2009 on higher metal prices and record silver output. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: HSBC slumps after impairments rise
Monday 01 Mar 2010
HSBC holdings today posted figures today that missed forecasts due to rising impairments and falling profits in Europe and the Middle East. Read More
-
Sterling set to remain vulnerable
Friday 26 Feb 2010
This morning’s revised Q4 GDP figures while on the face of it seemingly positive; don’t really hide the fact that the economy is still vulnerable to further shocks in 2010. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Serco surges on record order book
Friday 26 Feb 2010
Outsourcing group Serco has increased its dividend by a quarter as it ramped up profits by almost a third in 2009, and ended the year with a record order book. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Lloyds losses as expected as shares slip
Friday 26 Feb 2010
Lloyds Banking Group followed in the footsteps of RBS today, by reporting huge losses of £6.3bn for 2009, after it continued to struggle with billions of pounds of bad debts from the old HBOS loan ... Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: RBS shares power higher as losses narrow
Thursday 25 Feb 2010
Royal Bank of Scotland announced this morning that its net attributable loss had narrowed markedly in 2009, with fourth quarter impairments 5% lower than the third quarter. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Centrica raises dividend as profits rise
Thursday 25 Feb 2010
British Gas owner Centrica bounced back through the billion pound profit barrier and announced a 5% dividend rise. Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Barratt reduces losses but expects improvement
Wednesday 24 Feb 2010
House builder Barratt Developments has cut half year losses and predicts a “significant” improvement in operating margin in the second half versus the first as it begins selling more houses and few... Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Drax boosted as it beats expectations
Tuesday 23 Feb 2010
Drax remains one of those so called enigmatic defensive shares that has underperformed the market over the past 12 months despite having, what on the face of it looks like a healthy dividend yield,... Read More
-
Technical Analysis Snap: Glaxo clobbered over US FDA drug concerns
Monday 22 Feb 2010
Glaxo has been hit by fresh problems today over its diabetes drug Avandia. The US FDA has called for the drug t0 be pulled from the market because of a possible link to heart disease. Read More
-
Gilts slump after first January deficit on record
Friday 19 Feb 2010
UK 10 year bond yields have soared to their highest levels since November 2008, after yesterday’s public finance data for January showed that the UK government spent £4bn more than it received in J... Read More
You are here: news > category > technical analysis