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 | 2,789.78 | +13.00 (0.47%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,991.43 | +24.28 (0.61%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,658.09 | -94.41 (-0.74%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,983.50 | -78.90 (-1.56%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,669.09 | -5.24 (-0.03%) |
| KOSPI | 1,973.45 | +4.26 (0.22%) |
FTSE steadies after worst day in a year
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.
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Top stories
... 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 ...
Restarting the Bank of England's bond-buying program should help drive faster economic growth in the U.K. without setting off inflation, a senior BOE official said Friday.
Nervous investors interrupted the global market rally last night, with major indices in Japan, the UK and across Europe turning negative in the face of economic concerns.
Weeks of cold weather had left national gas supplies at critically low levels in March, and prices spiked to a seven-year high after a faulty pump at one of Britain's main pipelines forced it to close.
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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| Utilities | -0.41% |
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