World markets
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| Hang Seng Index | 23,261.08 | -105.29 (-0.45%) |
| TSEC | 8,398.84 | +15.79 (0.19%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,835.01 | +13.36 (0.47%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,051.11 | +14.93 (0.37%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,870.73 | +128.30 (1.01%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,165.40 | -14.70 (-0.28%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,062.24 | -49.37 (-0.25%) |
| KOSPI | 1,993.83 | +12.74 (0.64%) |
IMF tells George Osborne to borrow �9bn more to plough into infrastructure to ...
Calling for an immediate stimulus to �offset� the austerity scheduled for 2013, David Lipton, the IMF's deputy managing director, said: �We suggest the Government bring forward planned capital spending and consider measures such as reducing the effective ...
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Top stories
George Osborne yesterday revealed that the Government will set out its strategy �to return RBS and Lloyds to the private sector� after the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards' final report is published next month.
US markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the American economy was in better health than a year ago, but warned that slamming the breaks on its fiscal stimulus package would jeapordise the ...
By Alistair Smout. LONDON | Wed May 22, 2013 5:07pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Growth sensitive sectors drove FTSE 100 to fresh 13 year highs, receiving a boost after the top U.S.
The following is the text of Canada's retail sales report for March as released by Statistics Canada. Retail sales were flat in March, holding at $39.5 billion.
Nationwide has increased its share of the British mortgage market to a record level, helped by government-funded programmes to support housebuyers, such as the Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 0.13% | 1,644.73M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -2.32% | 6,566.26M |
Sector summary
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| Capital Goods | -0.25% |
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| Conglomerates | -0.01% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +0.23% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.19% |
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| Energy | +0.06% |
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| Financial | +0.73% |
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| Healthcare | +1.44% |
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| Services | -0.36% |
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| Technology | -0.71% |
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| Transportation | +1.06% |
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| Utilities | -0.26% |
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