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Wall Street finished in the green on Wednesday, as investors mulled over the latest developments in Sino-US trade relations and digested the latest Federal Reserve minutes.
The febrile and fractured nature of British politics was laid bare on Wednesday as three Conservative MPs resigned from the party in protest at its lurch to the right and joined ranks with the Independent Group of eight Labour defectors in parliament.
Stockmarkets on the Continent pushed higher on Wednesday, seeing the day out from their session highs, after the US President signaled a more lenient stance towards China on trade and amid talk that Paris and Berlin might be set to agree on a common budget for the Eurozone.
UBS may have to pay a €4. 5bn fine after a French judge found the investment bank guilty of helping rich clients move undeclared funds to Swiss accounts.
Jefferies stood by its 'buy' rating of Tesco on Wednesday, commenting that the case for investing in the company's shares remains unchanged after the Competition & Markets Authority's airing of "extensive" concerns over a proposed £13bn merger between Sainsbury's and Asda.
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 32% in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with Plus500 leading the index higher after having dropped consistently since the spreadbetting company said in a statement last Friday it had accidentally misled shareholders over its losses in 2017.
London stocks finished with solid gains and near their session highs on Wednesday despite the powerful drag from Sainsbury's after the competition watchdog cast doubt over its merger with Asda, with investors waiting on the release of the Federal Reserve meeting minutes after the close and possible developments from Theresa May's latest talks in Brussels.
Analysts at JPMorgan downgraded global banking giant HSBC to 'underweight' from 'neutral' on Wednesday, noting the troubled outlook for revenue growth might weigh on prospects for the lender's return on tangible equity for longer than previously thought.
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas on Wednesday contracted a rig, the Stena Forth, to drill an exploration well at the Jethro-Lobe prospect on the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana.
Codemasters on Wednesday confirmed that it has signed a global esports partnership with Motorsport Network, the world's largest motorsport media company.
Wall Street opened slightly higher on Wednesday as investors mulled over the latest developments in Sino-US trade relations and looked to the release of Federal Reserve minutes later in the day.
Analysts at JPMorgan downgraded global banking giant HSBC to 'underweight' from 'neutral' on Wednesday, noting the troubled outlook for revenue growth might weigh on prospects for the lender's return on tangible equity for longer than previously thought.
European manufacturer McBride warned investors on Wednesday that its full-year adjusted pre-tax profits would come in roughly 10-15% lower than in the year before, as it struggles to cut back on raw material and logistics expenses.
Analysts at Berenberg reiterated their 'buy' stance and 340. 0p target price on RBS stock despite the shares' outperformance year-to-date, arguing that there was scope for "material" capital returns of roughly 12% per year and that the lender continued to be "undervalued".
