World markets
| Shanghai | 2,288.53 | +12.87 (0.57%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,650.51 | -4.84 (-0.29%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,612.45 | +128.47 (0.89%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,618.67 | -51.01 (-0.23%) |
| TSEC | 8,209.78 | -28.05 (-0.34%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,781.95 | +5.17 (0.19%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,982.80 | +15.65 (0.39%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,658.09 | -94.41 (-0.74%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,983.50 | -78.90 (-1.56%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,722.03 | +47.70 (0.24%) |
| KOSPI | 1,973.45 | +4.26 (0.22%) |
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... Off. � European markets up in early trading on Friday � Japanese market swings widely in volatile trade � Europe needs Britain, says ECB president Mario Draghi � FTSE 100 suffers heaviest drop for a year � HSBC's $1.9bn money laundering settlement ...
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Top stories
Mothercare is crawling towards a recovery as chief executive Simon Calver insisted the UK company was on target to break even within two years.
By Toni Vorobyova. LONDON | Fri May 24, 2013 9:03am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 steadied on Friday after their steepest fall in a year in the previous session, with central bankers offering some reassurance that stimulus will stay for a while yet.
CARDIFF | Fri May 24, 2013 8:47am BST. CARDIFF (Reuters) - Britain may be as much as three quarters of the way through the process of working off the high debt levels which have weighed on the economy since the financial crisis, a top Bank of England ...
Friday 08:00 BST. Japanese stocks closed higher, but only after another extremely volatile session leaked uncertainty into global equity markets that some investors consider vulnerable after many months of strong gains.
A Guernsey airline is considering using bigger planes after becoming the only operator to fly to Gatwick. The Treasury and Resources Department is the sole shareholder in Aurigny and said it is considering leasing or buying aircraft outright.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| TCG | Thomas Cook Group plc | 3.09% | 1,386.64M |
| AVV | AVEVA Group plc | 3.04% | 1,615.39M |
| BTG | BTG plc | 2.72% | 1,144.89M |
| GKP | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited | 2.23% | 1,327.99M |
| CAPC | Capital & Counties Properties PLC | 2.01% | 2,557.66M |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| PER | Perform Group Ltd | -4.27% | 1,257.71M |
| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | -2.44% | 1,560.71M |
| MAB | Mitchells & Butlers plc | -1.82% | 1,593.59M |
| NXT | NEXT plc | -1.43% | 7,420.27M |
| QinetiQ Group plc | -1.11% | 1,268.11M | |
Excludes shares with mkt cap of less than �1,000M. Learn more
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| Cons. Cyclical | -0.53% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.37% |
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| Energy | +0.17% |
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| Financial | -0.38% |
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| Healthcare | +0.18% |
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| Services | +0.03% |
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| Technology | -0.13% |
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| Transportation | +0.25% |
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| Utilities | -0.07% |
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