stock markets

The government has said it has no intention of allowing Alternative Investment Market (AIM) shares to be held in ISAs.

Schroders' Richard Buxton expects the UK stock market to climb by as much as 25% next year.

Global stocks rallied on Friday on better eurozone news and stronger-than-expected manufacturing numbers in the US.

Dow Jones has licensed its new US Contrarian Opportunities index to Javelin Investment Management, to underlie an ETF on NYSE Euronext.

Thomson Reuters has released 7,500 equity sector indices providing exposure to a range of regions, including the emerging markets and Asia Pacific.

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FTSE Group and the EDHEC-Risk Institute have collaborated to create a range of risk adjusted indices, providing an alternative to traditional market capitalisation-weighted index ranges.

A decade of poor returns will be replaced with 10 years of strong performance in the stock markets, Fidelity International says.

The Dow Jones opened trading in the red on the back of disappointing employment figures showing the number out of work increased to 84,000 in December.

Stock markets in Asia and across the emerging economies will be the stand-out performers next year, research by F&C Investments suggests.