Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF

FLGB

Market cap $1.01B

Franklin FTSE UK ETF (FLGB) does a commendable job of tracking the FTSE UK RIC Capped Index which focuses on around 100 large and mid-cap UK stocks. Compared to the most popular UK ETF- EWU, FLGB certainly has some flaws, buts its superior cost-efficiency and risk-adjusted return track record is worth noting. FLGB is witnessing strong momentum and is still priced at an attractive valuation discount to the globe, but growth conditions look tepid, and the long-term charts look stretched.

Yields on eurozone government bonds edged lower, tracking moves in Treasurys amid uncertainty over tariff policies.

European stocks are set to open higher on Friday as traders awaited more earnings reports, and monitored tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Thursday as investors await further earnings reports.

FLGB hits a new 52-week high, soaring 44.54% from its low as the FTSE 100 reaches record levels on rising rate-cut expectations.

European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday as investors keep an eye on earnings.

AI fears hit stocks on Wall Street on Thursday, with real estate, trucking and software shares among the hardest hit.

The European Commission will present in March a plan to deepen the European Union's single market of 450 million consumers and make it easier for companies to operate across the EU, the Commission's head Ursula von der Leyen said.

European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday as investors await another big batch of earnings reports.

A short-lived decline in inflation that takes it below target is unlikely to prompt action by the European Central Bank, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.