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Defence-focused stocks have opened sharply higher, with BAE Systems up 5% or 67p to 1295p at the top of the FTSE 100 index.

That is close to the average P/E ratio of FTSE 100 shares, currently at 15. That is half the S&P 500’s P/E ratio of 30. I think that means British shares are much better value, but I could be wrong.

The flipside is also true, though: I would be saddled with the poor performance of the weaker FTSE 100 shares. That helps explain why I prefer to buy individual shares rather than invest in an index ...

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Today’s performance by BP shares, which came in a session when rival Shell fell 22.5p to 2262.5p, helped to keep the FTSE 100 index in positive ... Sachs removed its Buy recommendation.

Ukraine-focused Ferrexpo PLC jumped 12.9% to top of the FTSE 350 winners alongside the likes of defence firm Chemring Group ...

Today’s performance by BP shares, which came in a session when rival Shell fell 22.5p to 2262.5p, helped to keep the FTSE 100 index in positive territory ... s session after Goldman Sachs removed its ...