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
8923.23 -52.43 -0.584
FTSE 250
21598.55 -96.148 -0.443
FTSE 350
4898.03 -28.03 -0.569
FTSE All Shares
4848.63 -27.56 -0.565
Dow Jones
44650.64 192.34 0.433
Nasdaq
20630.664 19.326 0.094

Currencies

Value Move %
0
1.157 -0.003 -0.259
GBP/NOK
13.668 -0.017 -0.125
0
12.89 -0.011 -0.084
GBP/USD
1.353 -0.005 -0.369

Biggest Movers

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

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