Dow Jones

The Dow Jones shrugged off surprisingly weak US manufacturing data today to sneak ahead after a choppy start.

In London, share prices moved upwards as markets opened this morning, though the index is volatile following signs of economic weakness in the US.

The FTSE has tumbled 0.76% this morning, as the markets reacted to suggestions the US Federal Reserve is preparing to remove stimulus measures.

Wall Street shares were relatively flat in early morning trading as investors locked in profits as they await the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later today.

UK stocks continued to rise this morning with the FTSE 100 climbing 32.22 points (0.63%) to 5174.82 points in early trading.

Wall Street shares rose slightly ahead of the Fed's latest interest rate decision, with investors hoping for clues on how the Fed will control inflation.

EasyETF is offering investors a choice of tracking a price or performance version of European indices in its latest launch of 10 funds.

London trading got off to a positive start this morning after the Dow Jones narrowed a large deficit over night.

US shares dropped almost 1% in early trading as a fall in commodities prices drags on the benchmark Dow Jones.

Emerging Global Advisors (EGA) has launched an ETF offering exposure to the largest emerging markets companies in the financial services sector.