Friday Email: 12 October 2018
Every Friday morning our lead analyst Mark Riding sends out his weekly run-down and upcoming events in the investor calendar, like this one:
The FTSE 100 has had a bad week falling over 250 points to 7050 having at one point fallen to under 7000, the lowest level seen since March. Fears over rising government bond yields across the globe and concerns over the trade war with China dominated the week.
The past week has continued to be quiet on the reporting front.
The week ahead remains very quiet.
Going ex dividend this coming week with yields in excess of 2% we have Moss Bros (4.9%), Photo-Me International (4.2%), Intu (2.5%), Saga (2.3%), Smiths Group (2.3%), and New River Reit for 2.1%
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