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UK banks told to find further �13bn
The UK's banks have been told to find an additional �13.4bn of capital this year on top of the balance sheet-strengthening measures they had already been planning.
Barclays, Lloyds and RBS told to plug �27bn hole in finances  
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Thursday 09.00 BST. European stocks joined the heavy sell-off seen across Asia on Thursday which started overnight in the US and was triggered by the Federal Reserve's confirmation that it expects to start easing its asset purchases later this year.
LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:01am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Dixons (DXNS.L), Europe's No. 2 electricals retailer, beat guidance with a 15 percent rise in underlying year profit, with sales growth in Britain and northern Europe offsetting falls in the ...
LONDON, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BT announces today that Gavin Patterson will succeed Ian Livingston as chief executive of BT Group plc.
By Richard Hubbard. LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:40am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Bonds, shares and commodities fell sharply around the world on Thursday and the dollar rose after the U.S.
In his Mansion House speech to the City's great and good, the Chancellor said the Government would urgently investigate the case for splitting up RBS and creating a so�called "bad bank" of risky assets.

Trends

GainersChange Mkt Cap
PER Perform Group Ltd 2.85% 1,423.74M
AHT Ashtead Group plc 2.71% 3,241.54M
GENL Genel Energy PLC 1.66% 2,653.95M
SKP SkyePharma PLC 0.98% 3,994.08M
OCDO Ocado Group PLC 0.95% 1,784.81M
LosersChange Mkt Cap
RRS Randgold Resources Limited -5.66% 4,038.86M
POLY Polymetal International PLC -4.96% 2,237.92M
ARM ARM Holdings plc -4.25% 11,046.15M
ASHM Ashmore Group plc -4.22% 2,423.46M
RIO Rio Tinto plc -4.20% 49,580.14M
Excludes shares with mkt cap of less than �1,000M. Learn more