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World markets

Shanghai 2,364.31 -8.99 (-0.38%)
S&P 500 1,316.63 +0.64 (0.05%)
Nikkei 225 8,556.60 -172.69 (-1.98%)
Hang Seng Index 18,786.19 -252.96 (-1.33%)
TSEC 7,147.75 -127.14 (-1.75%)
EURO STOXX 50 2,153.13 -39.72 (-1.81%)
CAC 40 3,032.44 -51.65 (-1.67%)
S&P TSX 11,451.78 +171.14 (1.52%)
S&P/ASX 200 4,067.00 -54.00 (-1.31%)
BSE Sensex 15,917.66 -108.75 (-0.68%)

Currencies

GBP/USD 1.5735 -0.0041 (-0.26%)
GBP/EUR 1.2427 +0.0023 (0.19%)
GBP/JPY 125.1250 -1.2723 (-1.01%)
GBP/HKD 12.2204 -0.0278 (-0.23%)
GBP/CNY 9.9621 -0.0125 (-0.13%)
GBP/AUD 1.6130 +0.0098 (0.61%)
Will Angela Merkel bend to pressure on the euro?
By Stephen Evans BBC News, Berlin Might the lady finally be for turning? Is Chancellor Angela Merkel about to bend under enormous pressure to change direction on the euro?
European shares fall on caution ahead of EU meeting  
Asian Shares, Euro, Commodities Slide on Greece Worries  
Market Chart
5,312.27 -91.01 (-1.68%)
10,443.34 -136.18 (-1.29%)
2,759.64 -45.04 (-1.61%)
2,130.92 -18.20 (-0.85%)

Top stories

The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, is keeping up the pressure on Greece to fix its finances. In an interview with the BBC, Ms Lagarde said there had to be more tax collection and structural reform.
By Jon Hopkins | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index dropped back in early deals on Wednesday, erasing much of a strong, two-session rally as investors' appetite for risk reversed, weighed by fading hopes for any real action on the debt crisis ...
The Nationwide Building Society has increased home loans by 44%, boosting the number of mortgages provided to first-time buyers. Gross residential mortgage lending rose to �18.4bn in the year to April 4 - up from �12.8bn the year before - according to ...
UK retail sales fell the most in more than two years in April as record rainfall reduced demand for clothing and fuel sales plunged.
By Michael Millar LONDON (SHARECAST) - At their latest meeting the Bank of England's top decision makers indicated that more of them were on the verge of voting to increase stimulus measures.

Trends

Popular searches on GoogleChange Mkt Cap
YELL Yell Group plc -1.20% 56.37M
HSV Homeserve plc 2.20% 542.48M
MKS Marks and Spencer Group Plc -0.08% 5,524.67M
BRBY Burberry Group plc -2.67% 5,916.29M
GOO Gold Oil Plc. -9.17% 44.05M
IAE Ithaca Energy Inc. 0.00%
RRL Range Resources Ltd -5.30%
XEL XCITE ENERGY LIMITED 3.33% 261.75M
AAL Anglo American plc -2.95% 26,896.07M

Sector summary

Sector Change % down/up
Basic Materials -3.48%
Capital Goods -1.35%
Conglomerates -1.10%
Cons. Cyclical -2.35%
Cons. Non-Cyclical -1.15%
Energy -2.03%
Financial -2.31%
Healthcare -0.98%
Services -0.67%
Technology -1.17%
Transportation -0.03%
Utilities -1.13%