30 April Market Review

For the final week of trading in April, the world markets hit a little bit of a rough patch.  Oil however continued to rise.

The FTSE closed at 6241.9 for the week, to be down 1.09% but was up 1.6% for the month.  The Dax ended the week down 3.2% with a close of 10039, but was up 2.5% for the month of April.  The CAC closed the week at 4429 to be down 3.1%, but was up 2.5% for the month not withstanding.

The Dow closed at 17774 for the week, giving it a loss of 1.3% for the week and […] Read more

23 April Market Review

The FTSE closed at 6310.4 to be down 0.53% for the week.  The Dax was up 3.2% for the week with the close of 10374.  The CAC ended the week at 4569.7 to be up 1.7%.

The Dow closed the week at 18004 to be up 0.6%.  The Nasdaq Composite Index by week end was at 4906.2 to be down 0.65%.

The Nikkei 225 ended the week at 17527 to be up a solid 4%.

The Sterling again enjoyed the best week by the major currencies.  The Dollar lost against the Sterling 1.2% with a close of $1.4388.  The Dollar rose however versus […] Read more

16 April 2016 Market Review

Last week was a good week for all the world’s major markets, making some nice gains.  The price of Oil continued to strengthen as well.

The FTSE closed at 6343.8 for a tidy gain of 2.3%.  The Dax was up a solid 4.5% on the week with a close of 10052.  The CAC was also up big with a close of 4495.2, to gain 4.5% on the week.

The Dow closed the week at 17897 to be up 1.8%.  The Nasdaq Composite Index was also up 1.8% for the week with a close of 4938.2.

The Nikkei 225 closed at 16848 for the […] Read more

9 April 2016 Market Review

Last week was a down week for all major markets except the FTSE.  Oil finally strengthened again resulting in the break between the price of oil and the market.

In Europe, the FTSE closed at 6204.4 for the week leading to a gain of 0.95%.  The Dax was down 1.8% for the week with the close of 9622.3.  The CAC ended the week at 4303.1 to be down 0.44%.

The Down closed the week at 17577 for a loss of 1.2%.  The Nasdaq composite index closed at 4850.7 to end the week down 1.3%.

The Nikkei 225 was also down this week with […] Read more

2 April 2016 Market Review

Another mixed week for the markets over this last week, with Europe and Nikkei falling.  Oil dropped some more, now below $40 a barrel again, because of fears of over-supply.  This was the last week of the quarter as well.

The FTSE closed at 6146.1 to be up 0.65% for the week, but down 2.2% for the first quarter.  The Dax was down 0.58% on the week and by a whopping 8.3% for the quarter, with the close of 9794.6.  The CAC closed the week at 4322.2 to be down slightly 0.17%, but falling big on the quarter to the tune […] Read more