MARKET CAP: £1BN & ABOVE OCADO +101%Shares in Ocado (OCDO) have doubled in value in 2018 as the company made progress with signing international contracts where it sets up large distribution centres to enable online grocery services.Building on a 2017 tie-up with France's Groupe Casino, Ocado has this year signed deals with Canada's Sobeys, Sweden's ICA and most significant of all, with US...

The shares of 27 AIM companies have doubled or better so far in 2018. For those that don't know, AIM is the Alternative Investment Market, the junior trading platform of the stock market designed to nurture small, growth companies.While the rewards can be substantial, so are the risks, a point illustrated by Bahamas Petroleum (BPC:AIM) today. Its stock tanked more than 60% on Friday 24 August...

The FTSE 100 opens up 27 points to 7,584 despite fears of a rising pound's impact on the index's constituents. The Bank of England's decision to keep interest rates the same yesterday was widely priced in by the market despite some hawkish tones from certain members of the Monetary Policy Committee.Asset manager River & Mercantile (RIV) gains 2p to 280p after opening a new office in Australia...

The FTSE has so far managed to keep its chin up on the final day of trading in 2017. At 9am the blue chip index traded 10 points higher at 7,632.Topping the leader board was Vectura (VEC), extending yesterday's rally amid vague bid rumours. Today it moved another 3.6% higher to 125.85p.Among the mid and large caps, Wizz Air (WIZZ) signed an agreement to buy 146 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft....

Having hit a new record high during yesterday's session, the FTSE 100 today advances by a further seven points to 7,628. Miners and financial companies led the way including a 1.4% gain from Anglo American (AAL) and 1.1% hike from Old Mutual (OML).There was a notable absence of trading updates and financial results from large and mid-cap stocks.Among the select pieces of mid-cap news was...

London's blue-chip benchmark firms 31.4 points to 7,341.4 on Monday, opening on the front foot following a generally positive session on Wall Street on Friday, as investors around the world appeared to be coming to terms with the ongoing tensions between the US and North Korea.Corporate news is fairly thin on the ground, although one eye-catching mover is smart home technology tiddler...