Stocks Boost Further After Huge Earnings
Stocks of London rose further on Thursday. Investors were watching huge revenue reports. Concerns about gas supplies to Eastern Europe continued. The FTSE 100 climbed to 7.498.97, up 0.99% overall. The FTSE 250 was 1.07% ahead of the 20,656.51 mark. Analysts estimate that some decent earnings today have given the FTSE 100 a welcome boost. The market reaction to some, however, was a bit convincing. This leads to an increase in the U.K. index, which lags behind its European counterparts.
Banks work well, which has been helped by some solid numbers from Standard Chartered. Barclays numbers were mixed. Barclays had a tough quarter when stocks were close to a one-year low earlier this year; Reached the highest level since April 2018.
The honeymoon for the new CEO, Venkat, is over. Competence has been called into question. The bank has faced a regulatory investigation into some of its trading products in the U.S.; When it was responsible for controlling the risk environment. The mistake appears to have been made after it was discovered that the bank had sold almost 28 billion worth of stock notes, which controlled the prices of goods for three years. Just 16 billion were registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The balance now has to be redeemed, which is expected to cost more than 500 million. Barclays spent 540 million on the issue in its first quarter. The broader numbers for the first quarter show the bank trading well. Gross revenue is up 10% to a total of 6.5 billion.
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To compensate for this improvement, it is noteworthy that costs increased more rapidly. Up 15% to 4.1 billion. However, this increase was 523 million for the court mentioned above costs. On the economic front, all eyes were on the U.S. The latest measure of economic growth was to be published at 1330 BST.
Gross domestic product boost is expected to delay significantly in the early quarter. Meanwhile, German inflation rates will reach 1300 BST in April, While the cost of living in Spain fell slightly in April, As fuel and electricity prices plummeted. According to the National Statistics Office, the annual growth of the consumer price index fell to 8.4% in April. This was twice as much as the 9.0% drop that the consensus expected.
Standard Chartered was growing by about 16%; After announcing a better-than-expected 6% increase in the first quarter; As a result of rising global interest rates. Indivior was stronger after its first-quarter net income was $207 million. That’s even more than 15% per annum, as It has maintained the guidelines throughout the year. Glencore was growing after Miner said its trading business was booming in the first quarter; The Ukraine war led to a shortage of some goods and volatile markets.
Conclusion
Barclays remained in positive territory, Even after he postponed buying 1 billion worth of shares. The 523 million tax on conduct behavior led to a bank profit falling in the first quarter. Profit before tax fell 7% to 2.23 billion in the three months to the end of March from a year earlier. Revenue rose 10% to 6.5 billion. The decrease was caused by a behavioral tax that covered the excessive issue of securities in the US and the cost of compensating customers on a separate issue.
J Sainsbury continued to decline; Having warned of low profits this fiscal year; The cost-of-living crisis and inflation have hit the economy. The company has forecast a significant profit before tax of £630m – £690m for 2022/23. Schroders was also in red; Since it announced total asset management of 752.7 billion.
