World markets
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| Hang Seng Index | 23,493.03 | +410.35 (1.78%) |
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| CAC 40 | 4,004.50 | +3.23 (0.08%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,613.05 | +105.45 (0.84%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,209.00 | +28.20 (0.54%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,223.98 | -62.14 (-0.31%) |
| KOSPI | 1,982.43 | -4.38 (-0.22%) |
FirstGroup blames West Coast fiasco for rights issue
The fallout from last year's West Coast mainline fiasco was the �final straw� that forced FirstGroup to launch a heavily discounted rights issue on Monday, according to its chief executive.
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Top stories
Mon May 20, 2013 2:08pm BST. (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it is acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion (723.5 million pounds) cash, a bold bet by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the struggling Internet pioneer by co-opting a Web property ...
By Sudip Kar-Gupta. LONDON | Mon May 20, 2013 12:03pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 steadied near its highest level in five-and-a-half years on Monday, helped by a rise in bank stocks, and most analysts expected further near-term gains.
LONDON | Mon May 20, 2013 12:50pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer is expected to report its lowest annual profit in four years on Tuesday as a struggling general merchandise division drags on the growth in food sales.
Retail sales increased at their fastest pace since December 2009 in a surprisingly upbeat set of data from the British Retail Consortium helped by sales of electronic items.
The Ernst & Young Item Club, which makes economic forecasts using the Treasury's own methods, says inflation has cost the UK �10bn over the last three years alone.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 4.65% | 1,658.96M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | 0.66% | 6,701.02M |
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| Transportation | -0.53% |
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| Utilities | +0.74% |
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