Market Pulse
Commodities: Profit-taking sets in after China raises margins for iron-ore trading, Goldman bearish
Commodities came under profit-taking at the end of the week, amid a rise in the US dollar as interest rate expectations Stateside edged higher and negative commentary from some top brokers.
Sunday share tips: BT Group, Bacanora Minerals
Shares in BT Group returned almost three times as much as its benchmark as it used its stranglehold on rivals' access to its broadband network to build up its own product offerings, but things are about to change, The Sunday Times's Danny Fortson says in his Inside the City column.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Battersea, Retailers
Barclays has come under attack from top investors over its plummeting share price and “confusing” turnaround plans. Britain’s second-biggest bank by assets is braced for an onslaught at this week’s annual meeting, with shareholders set to vent their spleen over its dire performance. Chairman John McFarlane is understood to have held discussions with several large institutional investors in an attempt to calm feelings ahead of the meeting on Thursday. - The Sunday Times.