London close: Stocks fall amid rising geopolitical concerns

3rd Jan 2024 17:48

(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed lower on Wednesday - the 40th anniversary of the FTSE 100's launch - as sentiment remained cautious due to increasing tensions in the Middle East.

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London open: Gains modest but stocks rise to seven-month high

29th Dec 2023 07:59

(Sharecast News) - UK stocks edged higher to a seven-month high on Friday morning, though gains were likely to be limited in a shortened trading session ahead of the New Year's break.

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London close: Stocks manage gains amid holiday slowdown

19th Dec 2023 15:02

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets showed resilience on Tuesday, maintaining positive momentum despite the usual holiday slowdown.

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Deutsche Bank slashes Burberry estimates on weaker demand outlook

7th Dec 2023 10:28

(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank has slashed target prices across the luxury sector, including for UK-listed Burberry, warning that demand is like to "remain challenging" in early 2024.

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London close: Stocks slip after mountain of broker notes

28th Nov 2023 15:30

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished in the red on Tuesday as investors deliberated over the latest shop price data, as well as a deluge of broker notes.

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HSBC cuts Burberry price target, lifts Watches of Switzerland

28th Nov 2023 08:15

(Sharecast News) - HSBC cut its price target on Burberry on Tuesday but lifted it for Watches of Switzerland as it took a look at the European luxury goods sector.

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RBC Capital cuts Burberry price target after sales warning

17th Nov 2023 07:33

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets cut its price target on Burberry on Friday to 1,700p from 1,900p after the luxury fashion brand's sales warning a day earlier.

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Sector movers: Stocks slip amid poor company results on either side of the Pond

16th Nov 2023 16:25

(Sharecast News) - Stocks gave back some ground on Thursday, partly due to many names going ex-dividend, but the downdraft in shares of Burberry highlighted the difficult trading conditions faced by some companies operating in China and the U.S., the world's two largest economies.

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London close: Stocks sink after three days of gains

16th Nov 2023 15:45

(Sharecast News) - London markets ended in negative territory on Thursday, reversing a three-day winning streak.

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Burberry hit by luxury slowdown as China sales drop in Q2

16th Nov 2023 07:20

(Sharecast News) - British high-end fashion giant Burberry has warned that the slowdown in luxury demand is having an impact on current trading and could affect full-year sales, as it reported a huge deceleration in sales growth in the first half.

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Thursday preview: Philly Fed index, Fedspeak and Burberry in focus

15th Nov 2023 12:09

(Sharecast News) - Investors' attention on Thursday will be trained on the U.S. where raft of economic indicators were due out.

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London close: Stocks weaker amid Gaza tensions, hot US producer prices

11th Oct 2023 15:01

(Sharecast News) - Stocks in London ended in the red on Wednesday, impacted by heightened concerns regarding global inflation and ongoing situations in the Middle East.

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Shares fall as sales growth slows at LVMH

11th Oct 2023 08:59

(Sharecast News) - Shares in luxury goods giant LVMH fell on Wednesday, after weaker global demand caused sales growth to slow.

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London close: Stocks mixed on global economic jitters

26th Sep 2023 16:47

(Sharecast News) - Stocks in London ended Tuesday on a varied note, reflecting global apprehensions around the Chinese economy and rising interest rates, while the shadow of a US credit warning from Moody's loomed large.

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Broker tips: Burberry, Whitbread, REITs

26th Sep 2023 13:06

(Sharecast News) - Luxury fashion brand Burberry took a hit as both Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank cut their price targets on the stock.

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