Spread Betting: FTSE Stocks Attract Interest After Encouraging US Fiscal Cliff Comments
By mid-morning, the FTSE was comfortably holding its positive start, up 50 points at 5657.
With all the negativity in the spread betting markets last week, the bears had been out in force, but on Monday morning they seem to have gone into hibernation.
Traders have a considerably more bullish outlook, buoyed by encouraging noises made by US politicians over the weekend. These increased the belief that they will be able to resolve the fiscal cliff issue before the deadline.
A number of FTSE stocks were also attracting traders’ interest, helping the index move higher.
BP is up strongly as rumours sweep the markets that they will embark on a £3.7 billion share buyback programme.
Also being heard are positive noises on a swift completion to the Glencore/Xstarta tie up.
HSBC have continued a trend of UK banks re-focusing their business, with the planned sale of its stake in Chinese insurance company Ping An likely to raise $9.3 billion.
Fears for Ocado had been troubling the food retailer, but news that it has managed to extend its loan agreements has seen the price spike by 14p, or 23%, at 10am (London time).
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Financial Market Comments from Alastair McCaig, Market Analyst, IG Index.
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