FTSE 100 ends lower while Wall Street slips from best levels after mixed US economic data
The UK blue-chip index drifted to a negative finish, while US investors try to assess the latest housing and confidence figures Commodity companies lose ground
US stocks lose nearly all their early gains
UK public finances scarred by pandemic costs
5.02pm: FTSE softly lower at market close
The FTSE 100 closed Tuesday down 22 points, 0.3%, at 7,030, while the FTSE 250 shed 45 points, 0.2%, to 22,439.
The DAX has been the outperformer on a largely slow day, with the German Ifo hitting a two-year high, IG Senior Market Analyst Joshua Mahony wrote. On the UK front, reflation stocks have performed well, while miners continue to lose ground.
Tremor jumps 10% after record first quarter performance
A look at the major movers on the London market on Tuesday
Shareholders in Tremor International Ltd (LON:TRMR) were shaking with excitement after a positive update.
The company, which specialises in software aimed at the advertising market, said it had turned in a record performance for the first quarter, which is traditionally a quieter period for the business.
Revenues jumped 96% to US$63mln while profits soared from US$0.5mln to US$27.5mln.
Tremor added that it was confident in its medium to long-term prospects and was well placed to benefit from the ongoing resurgence in the global digital advertising industry .
iGaming revenues in Pennsylvania surged 574% in 2020
Gaming Realms PLC (LON:GMR), a mobile gaming content developer and licensor, said it has been awarded an interactive gaming manufacturer licence by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, marking the group s third US state licence.
The licence will allow Gaming Realms to provide its Slingo Originals game content to licenced online casino operators in the state. Pennsylvania has a population of around 13 million people and is the fifth most populous state in the country. We are delighted to have been granted our licence in Pennsylvania, where iGaming revenues grew by nearly 600% in 2020,” said executive chairman Michael Buckley. We are now licenced in the three largest states for iGaming, and look forward to more states regulating in the future.
Tremor jumps 10% after record first quarter performance
A look at the major movers on the London market on Tuesday
Shareholders in Tremor International Ltd (LON:TRMR) were shaking with excitement after a positive update.
The company, which specialises in software aimed at the advertising market, said it had turned in a record performance for the first quarter, which is traditionally a quieter period for the business.
Revenues jumped 96% to US$63mln while profits soared from US$0.5mln to US$27.5mln.
Tremor added that it was confident in its medium to long-term prospects and was well placed to benefit from the ongoing resurgence in the global digital advertising industry .