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
8934.07 -41.59 -0.463
FTSE 250
21600.19 -94.51 -0.436
FTSE 350
4903.29 -22.77 -0.462
FTSE All Shares
4853.89 -22.3 -0.457
Dow Jones
44391.54 -259.102 -0.58
Nasdaq
20592.836 -37.828 -0.183

Currencies

Value Move %
0
1.154 -0.006 -0.476
GBP/NOK
13.673 -0.012 -0.087
0
12.882 -0.02 -0.152
GBP/USD
1.35 -0.008 -0.611

Biggest Movers

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

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