Which businesses should you back in the coming year… from banks, to retailers, and tech up and comers. The Daily Mail City team offer their share tips below.
CHARGING AHEAD by Rachel Millard
Shares in fuel cell maker Ceres Power Holdings plc (LON:CWR) have climbed steadily over the latest year, with strong signs they will continue to do so.
Spun-out of work at Imperial College London, the firm now makes foot-sized cells that generate low-carbon electricity from natural gas, as well as sustainable fuels.
Fuel cells are widely used in Japanese homes and experts believe the market will grow by 24pc until 2024. At the same time, technology is getting better and costs are coming down.
Ceres, which is based in Horsham in West Sussex, is already working with big names.
They include Nissan on electric cars and Cummins, where it is collaborating on power for data centres, which is another booming market.
Shares are up almost 80 per cent this year and yesterday were 13p.
FASHION PIONEER WILL KEEP RISING by Hannah Uttley
Online retailer Boohoo.Com PLC (LON:BOO) has become one of the leading lights of the fast-fashion revolution, and has had an impact on the traditional high street.
Without a legacy of bricks-and-mortar stores to worry about, the Manchester-firm’s profits and sales have soared.
And it looks set to benefit further after it swooped to snap up rival clothing brands Nasty Gal and Pretty Little Thing.
The latter company has recently launched a clothing line with American TV personality and socialite Kourtney Kardashian.
Shares started 2017 at around 132p each and rocketed to as high as 266p at points during the course of the year, before settling back yesterday at 188.5p.
