Daily News – 11 April 2018
Investment Market Update
Asia
Asian stocks fluctuated amid a lack of fresh impetus as an easing of trade tensions paved the way for investors to turn to key US inflation data due today.
US
US stocks rallied on Tuesday as Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief after China’s president said he would work to open the country’s economy, easing trade war fears.
UK
UK stocks were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil Equipment Services & Distribution, Mining and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
Headlines
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told US senators his company is in a constant battle with Russian operators seeking to exploit the social network.
New stores are opening on UK High Streets at their lowest rate in seven years, research suggests. The Local Data Company, which studied the top 500 British town centres, found there were 4,083 new store openings in 2017, the lowest since 2010.
Market data
| Price | 1d | YTD | 2017 | |
| UK (£) | ||||
| FTSE 100 | 7,266.75 | 1.00% | -5.50% | 7.60% |
| FTSE 250 | 19,675.48 | 1.00% | -5.10% | 14.70% |
| FTSE All Share | 3,995.86 | 1.00% | -5.40% | 9.00% |
| FTSE Small Cap | 5,676.62 | 0.70% | -4.00% | 14.90% |
| Europe (€) | ||||
| Euro Stoxx 600 | 378.42 | 0.80% | -2.80% | 7.70% |
| DAX 30 | 12,397.32 | 1.10% | -4.00% | 12.50% |
| CAC 40 | 5,307.56 | 0.80% | -0.10% | 9.30% |
| US (US$) | ||||
| S&P 500 | 2,656.87 | 1.70% | -0.60% | 19.40% |
| Dow Jones Ind | 24,408.00 | 1.80% | -1.30% | 25.10% |
| NASDAQ | 7,094.30 | 2.10% | 2.80% | 28.20% |
| Asia | ||||
| Hang Seng | 30,965.97 | 0.80% | 3.50% | 38.50% |
| Nikkei 225 | 21,736.16 | -0.30% | -4.50% | 19.10% |
| Australia 200 | 5,827.30 | -0.50% | -3.90% | 7.00% |
| MSCI AC Asia Pacific | 174.4 | 0.90% | 0.30% | 28.70% |
| World (US$) | ||||
| MSCI World (Developed) | 2,090.11 | 1.40% | -0.60% | 20.10% |
| MSCI AC World (Dev & Em) | 511.041 | 1.40% | -0.40% | 21.60% |
| MSCI Emerging Markets | 1,175.32 | 1.10% | 1.50% | 34.20% |
| MSCI AC World Value | 219.54 | 1.30% | -2.00% | 15.20% |
| MSCI AC World Growth | 280.116 | 1.40% | 1.20% | 28.30% |
| Fixed Income | ||||
| FTSE Gilts All Stocks | 3,560.44 | -0.30% | -0.80% | 3.00% |
| FTSE Index Linked All Stocks | 635.64 | -0.30% | -1.90% | 2.30% |
| ML Sterling Corporate Bonds | 393.287 | -0.10% | -1.90% | 5.70% |
| ML Global High Yield Bonds | 378.976 | 0.20% | 0.40% | 9.70% |
| Commodities (US$) | ||||
| Brent Crude Oil | 71.04 | 3.50% | 8.00% | 14.50% |
| Gold | 1,339.58 | 0.30% | 2.60% | 11.80% |
| UK Sectors | ||||
| Basic Materials | 5,960.42 | 2.80% | -5.60% | 25.00% |
| Consumer Goods and Services | 20,073.97 | -0.10% | -10.20% | 13.60% |
| Financials | 5,144.68 | 0.70% | -5.00% | 13.30% |
| Health Care | 9,685.50 | 1.10% | 1.80% | -3.70% |
| Industrials | 3,995.86 | 1.00% | -5.40% | 9.00% |
| Oil & Gas | 8,730.92 | 2.20% | -3.60% | 6.00% |
| Technology | 1,790.77 | 0.30% | -22.20% | 23.50% |
| Telecommunications | 2,953.85 | 1.10% | -12.70% | 0.10% |
| Utilities | 6,905.67 | -1.30% | -5.80% | -14.80% |
| Currencies | ||||
| $ per £ | 1.4135 | -0.10% | 4.60% | 9.50% |
| € per £ | 1.1475 | 0.10% | 1.90% | -4.00% |
| ¥ per £ | 151.157 | -0.30% | -0.70% | 5.30% |
| Indicators | ||||
| VIX Index (Volatility) | 20.47 | -6.00% | 85.40% | -21.40% |
| Baltic Dry Index | 974 | 2.30% | -28.70% | 42.14% |