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 | 20,409.26 | -577.63 (-2.75%) |
| TSEC | 7,898.91 | -108.48 (-1.35%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,683.98 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,839.34 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,268.29 | -99.17 (-0.80%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,758.40 | -103.00 (-2.12%) |
| BSE Sensex | 18,847.07 | -398.63 (-2.07%) |
| KOSPI | 1,850.49 | -37.82 (-2.00%) |
Equity sell-off accelerates after Fed comments
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.
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| 3,315.66 | -40.76 | (-1.21%) | |
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| 2,729.92 | -34.30 | (-1.24%) |
Top stories
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.
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.
The prospect of an eventual �tell Sid�-style sale of shares in Lloyds Bank was raised by George Osborne as he claimed Britain's economy had emerged from �intensive care�.
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, ...
LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:18am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Dixons Retail (DXNS.L), Europe's No. 2 electricals retailer, posted a 15 percent rise in underlying year profit, with sales growth in Britain and northern Europe offsetting falls in the austerity-hit ...
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 |
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