World markets
| Shanghai | 2,275.67 | -26.74 (-1.16%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,655.35 | -13.81 (-0.83%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,483.98 | -1,143.28 (-7.32%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,669.68 | -591.40 (-2.54%) |
| TSEC | 8,237.83 | -161.01 (-1.92%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,772.91 | -62.10 (-2.19%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,961.28 | -89.83 (-2.22%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,752.50 | +10.07 (0.08%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,062.40 | -103.00 (-1.99%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,674.33 | -387.91 (-1.93%) |
| KOSPI | 1,969.19 | -24.64 (-1.24%) |
Global shares sink on US stimulus pullback, Chinese growth fears
By Richard Hubbard. LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 6:20am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - Share markets fell sharply on Thursday as investors piled back into safer assets, unnerved by the twin setbacks of unexpected weakness in China's economy and signals ...
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Top stories
The updated figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the UK's dominant services sector, which accounts for three quarters of national output, drove the recovery - growing 0.6pc over the three months.
Thursday 10.30 BST. Global stocks are in sharp retreat, led by a savage plunge in Tokyo, as traders are spooked by the prospect of reduced central bank support and a slowing Chinese economy.
Flybe has announced the sale of all its take-off and landing slots at London Gatwick airport to Easyjet for �20m. The sale is part of a cost-cutting programme for the airline.
China's manufacturing is contracting in May for the first time in seven months, adding to signs that economic growth is losing steam for a second quarter.
Ford is to cease production in Australia by 2016 and cut about 1,200 jobs - almost half its local workforce - after concluding the business case for producing vehicles locally �did not stack up�.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | -2.18% | 1,612.46M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -0.99% | 6,501.20M |
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| Capital Goods | -2.15% |
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| Conglomerates | -2.48% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -2.55% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.95% |
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| Energy | -1.11% |
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| Financial | -2.88% |
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| Healthcare | -1.60% |
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| Services | -1.62% |
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| Technology | -3.49% |
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| Transportation | -1.49% |
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| Utilities | -0.63% |
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