Taking Stock on Friday 15th December 2023
FTSE All Share Best Performers for 2023
AIM All Share Best Performers for 2023
FTSE All Share Worst Performers for 2023
AIM All Share Worst Performers for 2023
A Stock Screener for 2024
Companies discussed on “Taking Stock” today:
02:45 Rolls Royce #RR.
03:45 Carnival #CCL
04:18 Marks & Spencers #MKS
05:00 AO World #AO.
06:43 & 26:15 Plexus #POS
09:15 Ondo InsurTech #ONDO
09:45 Cornerstone #CSFS
11:19 Hvivo #HVO
11:55 DG Innovate #DGI
13:38 Equipmake #EQIP
14:40 Rio Tinto #RIO
15:48 Metro Bank #MTRO
17:00 CMC Markets #CMCX
19:40 Videndum #VID
19:58 Facilities by ADF #ADF
21:30 Synthomer #SYNT
21:50 tinyBuild #TBLD
23:20 Horizonte Minerals #HZM
27:00 Burford Capital #BUR
28:42 Cizzle Biotechnology #CIZ
32:00 Frasers #FRAS
38:30 YouGov #YOU
39:53 GSK Plc #GSK
40:00 AstraZeneca #AZN
41:55 Silver Bullet Data Services #SBDS
45:00 Mercia Asset Management #MERC
45:50 Time Finance #TIME
46:00 Angling Direct #ANG
47:23 Virgin Wines #VINO
48:00 Naked Wines #WINE
51:30 Oxford Biodynamics #OBD
TOP BUSINESS STORIES
UK services firms report another pick-up in December
Companies in Britain's services sector saw another pick-up in growth this month, suggesting the economy can avoid a recession for now at least, according to a survey published a day after the Bank of England signalled interest rates would stay high.
Sterling rose on Friday after the publication of the Purchasing Managers' Index which economists said supported the BoE in its refusal to talk about cutting borrowing costs.
The S&P Global/CIPS UK Composite PMI - spanning services and manufacturing firms - rose to 51.7, according to December's preliminary reading, the highest in six months and up from November's final reading of 50.7.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a smaller increase to 50.9.