Pets at Home, FTSE 100 outperformance, and Graphite mining with Alan Green

Alan Green joins the UK Investor Magazine Podcast for a discussion around global markets and UK equities.Global equity markets have had a rollercoaster of a week with fears over a Russian invasion of Ukraine and the impact of interest rates caused significant levels of volatility in markets. There is a clear division opening up in global markets with the FTSE 100 rising 1.5% year to date whilst the S&P 500 has shed 8.4% and the NASDAQ 13.5%.We look at what the composition of the FTSE 100 means, and if it could outperform US indices after years of underperformance in 2022. FTSE 250 Pets at Home rose 4.5% after the group released 8.7% increase in like-for-like sales and said profit was going to exceed prior expectations. We also look at the latest developments at Blencowe Resources, Echo Energy and Tertiary Minerals.Blencowe Resources operate the Orom-Cross Graphite Project in Uganda and have recently updated the market with a works programme.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.