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
8633.75 48.74 0.568
FTSE 250
20844.76 25.189 0.121
FTSE 350
4737.63 24.19 0.513
FTSE All Shares
4688.16 23.53 0.504
Dow Jones
42322.75 271.691 0.646
Nasdaq
19112.318 -34.49 -0.18

Currencies

Value Move %
0
1.189 0 0.038
GBP/NOK
13.836 -0.023 -0.167
0
12.929 -0.009 -0.072
GBP/USD
1.332 0.001 0.108

Biggest Movers

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

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