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First day back and FTSE takes a stab at key level PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sam Coventry   
Tuesday, 03 May 2011 13:57

Spread Betting Companies, morning report and comments.


"First day back after the long break and the FTSE has already made a stab at the 6100 level.  Unfortunately, with the US markets pointing to a negative open, the FTSE is could struggle breaking through to the upside," says Manoj Ladwa, Senior Trader at ETX Capital.

Other spread betting companies taking a call on the FTSE 100 include Capital Spreads.

Simon Denham at spread betting company Capital Spreads says:

"When the first African American President of the United States was elected a few years ago the “Obama bounce” took markets higher in a wave of optimism and euphoria, but the gains were very short lived during a time when the banking crisis was at its peak and the bear market was just about at its lowest level. 

"This time round after “Obama got Osama” we’ve seen the “Osama bounce” be equally as short lived and some people are asking the question as to whether this marks an end point to these rallying markets.  Clients have been selling into the recent strength and are shorting the FTSE this morning even more.  Often a momentous occasion marks a turning point for financial markets and yesterday’s reversal by many of the indices will be seen as quite bearish as the daily candlestick pattern has formed a shooting star."

This momentous occasion though has not only come as great relief to many around the world, but also acts as a sharp reminder that the threat of global terrorism is very much real.  Having taken ten years to find and eliminate Al-Qaeda’s ideological leader, in that time the seed of its beliefs has spawned many more followers which will continue to be a problem for years to come.

Meanwhile spread betting company Spreadex has called the Dow Jones lower ahead of the US market open:

"Dow futures have ranged this morning between a low of 12724 and a high of 12767. Currently they’re at 12736 -28 as the London markets gather themselves following the long weekend. Spreadex is calling the Dow to open at 12785 -12789 down from last nights close of 12807. The S&P futures are trading around last nights close of 1354 at 1353.5 to 1354.5. Major US companies reporting today include Avon Products, Pfizer and Mastercard."
 

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