World markets
| Shanghai | 2,084.02 | -59.43 (-2.77%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,628.93 | -22.88 (-1.39%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 13,014.58 | -230.64 (-1.74%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 20,417.57 | -569.32 (-2.71%) |
| TSEC | 7,898.91 | -108.48 (-1.35%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,642.77 | -41.21 (-1.54%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,767.11 | -72.23 (-1.88%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,268.29 | -99.17 (-0.80%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,758.40 | -103.00 (-2.12%) |
| BSE Sensex | 18,863.23 | -382.47 (-1.99%) |
| KOSPI | 1,850.49 | -37.82 (-2.00%) |
UK banks told to find further �13bn
The Bank of England's new banking regulator has demanded that Britain's banks find an additional �13bn of capital on top of the balance sheet strengthening measures they were already planning this year.
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Top stories
Thursday 06.30 BST. European stocks look set to join the heavy sell-off seen across Asia, which started in the US overnight in response to the Federal Reserve's confirmation that it expects to start easing its asset purchases later this year.
Ian Livingston has been lured from helm of BT to become David Cameron's Trade minister, banging the drum for UK exports and inward investment.
BEIJING | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:56am EDT. BEIJING (Reuters) - Wanda Group, China's largest commercial real estate developer, aims to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, ...
The Environment secretary will say that using GM will make use of farm land and �free up space for biodiversity, nature and wilderness�.
Sir Mervyn King, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England who has spent more than two decades at Threadneedle Street, is to be made a life peer.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| PZC | PZ Cussons plc | 4.96% | 1,678.08M |
| AHT | Ashtead Group plc | 3.35% | 3,261.62M |
| SKP | SkyePharma PLC | 0.98% | 3,994.08M |
| CGL | Catlin Group Limited | 0.79% | 1,757.92M |
| GPOR | Great Portland Estates PLC | 0.74% | 1,874.40M |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| RRS | Randgold Resources Limited | -4.01% | 4,109.85M |
| BLT | BHP Billiton plc | -3.75% | 92,843.07M |
| ARM | ARM Holdings plc | -3.73% | 11,105.87M |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc | -3.48% | 49,949.72M |
| ANTO | Antofagasta plc | -2.99% | 8,315.70M |
Excludes shares with mkt cap of less than �1,000M. Learn more