Investing in Equities

Investing in equities means buying stocks and shares in companies listed on the stock exchange. Historically this brings greater rewards than investing in bank accounts and bonds as you have the possibility of gaining not only a dividend - a proportion of the company's after-tax profits distributed to shareholders - but also a capital appreciation. If the price of the shares goes up after you buy them then – on paper - you have made a capital gain.

But with these increased rewards comes greater risk as the value of shares can go down as well as up, which means you risk losing your investment if the value of your shares falls.

 

 

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THE VALUE OF INVESTMENTS AND THE INCOME THEY PRODUCE CAN FALL AS WELL AS RISE. YOU MAY GET BACK LESS THAN YOU INVESTED.

London Stock Exchange

Value Move %
FTSE 100
8556.5 -102.35 -1.182
FTSE 250
19476.23 -388.75 -1.957
FTSE 350
4662.45 -60.06 -1.272
FTSE All Shares
4611.75 -59.52 -1.274
Dow Jones
41583.9 -715.801 -1.692
Nasdaq
17322.99 -481.01 -2.702

Currencies

Value Move %
0
1.196 0.001 0.087
GBP/NOK
13.654 0.085 0.624
0
12.97 0.024 0.183
GBP/USD
1.294 -0 -0.035

Biggest Movers

Value Move %
SEGRO
795.6 +52.4 +7.05
easyJet
477.8 -18.1 -3.65

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