Contracts for difference, CFDS, trade online http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news Copyright Blue Index 2008 http://www.blueindex.co.uk/images/blue-index-logo-small.gif http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news 144 47 After yesterday’s 300 point drop on the Dow Jones Index and big falls in the Far East overnight, investors expected the worst in London, and sure enough the FTSE 100 index quickly dropped around 100 points. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/wild-action-as-footsie-falls-away-once-again http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/wild-action-as-footsie-falls-away-once-again Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Yesterday’s big fall in the FTSE 100 index induced a degree of nervousness into the UK market this morning, but there were buyers around and by mid-morning the index was up around 25 points. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/air-of-uncertainty-around-as-footsie-oscillates-today http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/air-of-uncertainty-around-as-footsie-oscillates-today Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 There were buyers and sellers around this morning but no major moves within the blue chips as the FTSE 100 index remained virtually unchanged mid-morning. Financial stocks added to yesterday’s gains with Man Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays strong, while the resource stocks were a more mixed bag with falls at Kazakhmys, Eurasian Natural Resources and Tullow. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/29th-august--good-two-way-business-leads-to-flat-footsie http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/29th-august--good-two-way-business-leads-to-flat-footsie Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 There was a major reversal in New York yesterday, with an early rise running into waves of selling and this looks as though it may be a short term top on the Dow Jones index. Shares in London had been fairly strong in recent sessions, but this morning there was a heavy markdown, not helped by some mixed corporate results, and by mid-morning the FTSE 10 index was down around 60 points. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/shares-in-london-fall-after-wall-street-reversal http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/shares-in-london-fall-after-wall-street-reversal Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 It was an exciting morning in London with a dramatic fall in the oil price, sterling moving to new lows, and plans by Gordon Brown to revive the housing market setting the sector alight. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/market-races-ahead-with-housebuilders-in-focus http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/market-races-ahead-with-housebuilders-in-focus Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Friday’s sharp pullback in the US led to an opening markdown for the FTSE 100 index this morning, but by mid-morning there had been some buying and the index showed a loss of just 40 points. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/opening-fall-in-london-but-buyers-seen-nibbling-again http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/opening-fall-in-london-but-buyers-seen-nibbling-again Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 There were buyers and sellers around this morning but no major moves within the blue chips as the FTSE 100 index remained virtually unchanged mid-morning. Financial stocks added to yesterday’s gains with Man Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays strong, while the resource stocks were a more mixed bag with falls at Kazakhmys, Eurasian Natural Resources and Tullow. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/good-two-way-business-leads-to-flat-footsie http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/good-two-way-business-leads-to-flat-footsie Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Volumes have been very low this week, but the FTSE 100 index has generally been in good form on the back of a generally healthy list of corporate results. The statements were somewhat more mixed today, and consequently we have seen the index drift back to stand almost 30 points down mid-morning. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/another-busy-day-for-results-but-footsie-drifts-lower http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/another-busy-day-for-results-but-footsie-drifts-lower Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 After yesterday’s solid buying, there has been a good follow through so far in London and by mid-morning the FTSE 100 index is up 60 points. Gains have been spread around various sectors today with Persimmon top of the pile once again on hopes the worst of the housing crisis is over, followed by Taylor Wimpey. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/28th-august--low-volumes-but-plenty-of-volatility http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/28th-august--low-volumes-but-plenty-of-volatility Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 This morning’s focus was mainly on a raft of corporate results with the FTSE 100 index generally becalmed and down around 20 points mid-morning. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/results-dominate-on-an-otherwise-indifferent-day http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/results-dominate-on-an-otherwise-indifferent-day Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 It was a busy morning for news but the FTSE 100 index remained well down mid-morning following the sharp reversal on Wall Street. Mining stocks were amongst the fallers as commodity prices fell back again, but most of the focus was on Rio’s figures this morning. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/london-follows-wall-street-down-on-financial-concerns http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/london-follows-wall-street-down-on-financial-concerns Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Oil prices turned positive yesterday despite a rise in US inventories, and remain solid today, which has hit airline and travel stocks. Thomas Cook, TUI Travel, British Airways and Carnival are among the main fallers, whereas commodity stocks dominate the leader board after a good performance yesterday. Tullow Oil is up 5% and the major miners are enjoying a second day of rallies. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/rise-in-oil-prices-hits-travel-related-shares http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/rise-in-oil-prices-hits-travel-related-shares Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 The bears certainly had the upper hand yesterday as the FTSE 100 index saw its biggest daily fall for a couple of months. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/early-bounce-led-by-the-miners-after-yesterdays-falls http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/early-bounce-led-by-the-miners-after-yesterdays-falls Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 After yesterday’s sharp falls in the US, the FTSE 100 index hit an early wave of selling this morning and at one stage it was down almost 100 points, though some buying was seen thereafter. Damage has been done though with the index down 66 points mid-morning, and financials were weak. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/early-markdown-for-footsie-on-more-financial-concerns http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/early-markdown-for-footsie-on-more-financial-concerns Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 It was a fairly quiet end to last week, and there has been little of note this morning as the summer holidays keep trading volumes fairly low. The early runners have been dominated by commodity plays after a rebound on prices, and in the mining sector all eyes were on figures from BHP Billiton, where the shares were up slightly mid-morning. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/quiet-open-sees-footsie-slightly-down http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/quiet-open-sees-footsie-slightly-down Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Once again there has been an undercurrent of buying in London this morning with the FTSE 100 index up around 30 points ahead of options expiry, which should liven things up a bit. The main themes have been another sharp fall in the gold price which has hit one or two of the miners and lower oil prices, which have benefitted the likes of British Airways. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/footsie-edges-up-ahead-of-options-expiry http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/footsie-edges-up-ahead-of-options-expiry Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 The highlight of the morning so far has been a big gap up in the leading mining stocks after commodity prices saw a sharp recovery, and by mid-morning BHP Billiton, Antofagasta and Rio Tinto were all up over 5%. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/miners-surge-up-to-give-footsie-a-big-push http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/miners-surge-up-to-give-footsie-a-big-push Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 There was an early markdown on the FTSE 100 index at the open on the coattails of Wall Street’s late fall, but by mid-morning the gentle buying of recent days had reappeared and the index was virtually unchanged. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/14th-august--another-volatile-week-but-a-lack-of-clear-direction http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/14th-august--another-volatile-week-but-a-lack-of-clear-direction Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 The short term near trend of recent days took a breather today as profit takers moved in and there was some sector rotation in London with banks and retailers leading the fallers. Barclays, HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland were all down sharply after news from the US yesterday that the second phase of the credit crunch is leading to another round of writeoffs. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/bout-of-profit-taking-hits-footsie-early-on http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/bout-of-profit-taking-hits-footsie-early-on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 It has been a good few days for UK equities, so an understandable bout of profit taking this morning occurred after Wall Street edged off the top. Generally the banks led the way down, and weakness in Asia filtered through to falls in Standard Chartered. http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/footsie-runs-into-a-bout-of-profit-taking-this-morning http://www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-news/footsie-runs-into-a-bout-of-profit-taking-this-morning Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100