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04 March 2019
Market Commentary February 2019The FTSE 100 index continued to build on January’s gains by closing around 1.5% higher for the month.
04 February 2019
Market Commentary January 2019The FTSE finished the calendar month in positive territory, the first time since September last year.
07 January 2019
December 2018 Market CommentaryThe month of December brought no respite to investors with the main UK market retreating by more than 3% for the month.
05 December 2018
Market Commentary November 2018With the possibility of the Brexit deal agreed by Theresa May and the EU being voted down by Parliament, the FTSE 100 index struggled to gain any momentum and slipped further closing the month at 6,980.24.
08 October 2018
Market Commentary September 2018The first week of September saw the FTSE 100 slip to a five month low of 7,383 as the pound fell amid concerns over Brexit. The index recovered from this low to close the month at 7,510.20. This recovery from the low largely driven by rising oil prices.
In economic news, GDP grew 0.6% in the second quarter following on from the hottest summer in a number of years. This stronger than expected figure keeps the UK economy on track to deliver growth of 1.3% for 2018.
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