Some of the froth has come off the housing market, but home prices have hardly crashed and the largest firms continue to offer attractions for investors. Indeed, shares in the seven largest builders have underperformed the FTSE All-Share during the last six months. However, interest rates, even if t
Read moreHousebuilders were among the worst performing stocks on the FTSE 250 on Tuesday afternoon as rate-hike speculation continued to dominate sentiment. Data released earlier in the session showed that UK construction activity reached a seven-month high in August. Redrow was even in the red despite beat
Read moreBerkeley Group, Fidessa Group and Taylor Wimpey all dropped into the red after going ex-dividend on Wednesday. Balfour Beatty was in negative territory after rejecting another merger offer from rival Carillion, saying such a move would not be in shareholders' best interest. Tuesday's offer was the
Read more- MPC split on rate decision for first time since 2011 - FOMC minutes due out after the close - Ex-dividend stocks, Balfour Beatty weigh on market - Beverage shares hit by Carlsberg results techMARK 2,798.96 -0.07% FTSE 100 6,752.88 -0.39% FTSE 250 15,794.83 -0.63% UK equities retreated from a thr
Read more- MPC, FOMC minutes in focus - FTSE 100 pulls back from three-week high - Balfour drops after rejecting Carillion bid - Glencore announces $1bn buyback techMARK 2,802.00 +0.04% FTSE 100 6,769.90 -0.14% FTSE 250 15,859.07 -0.23% UK stocks snapped a five-day winning streak on Wednesday ahead of the
Read more- UK inflation drops to four-month low of 1.6% - Housebuilders, retailers on the rise - Imperial impresses with results, BHP falls on demerger plans techMARK 2,802.05 +0.72% FTSE 100 6,766.71 +0.38% FTSE 250 15,903.92 +0.68% UK stocks extended their winning streak into the fifth session on Tuesday
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