World markets
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| S&P 500 | 1,651.81 | +12.77 (0.78%) |
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| Hang Seng Index | 21,225.88 | -0.02 (0.00%) |
| TSEC | 8,011.02 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,700.93 | -1.76 (-0.07%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,860.55 | -3.11 (-0.08%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,367.46 | +78.56 (0.64%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,837.50 | +23.10 (0.48%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,223.28 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| KOSPI | 1,900.62 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
Running of UK banks slated
'Britain has a global financial sector but a medium-sized economy. As the failures of others show, a country with an outsize banking industry can only prosper sustainably if it runs the tightest of ships'.
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Top stories
Leaders of the G-8 nations have agreed on a series of measures designed to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance. A communiqu� released from the summit of eight of the world's largest economies sets out 10 points aimed at promoting �fair taxes� ...
Young adults face decades of scrimping before having enough money for a deposit to buy their first home, a charity has revealed today.
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:24am BST. (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L) has raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (KD8Gn.
A call centre made famous by a BBC reality TV series has been fined �225,000 for harassing families with nuisance calls. The BBC has portrayed the company's millionaire boss 'Big Nev' Wilshire as a lovable rogue, a consumer champion and even a hero.
The City grandee Baroness Hogg's high-flying banker daughter Charlotte has taken a �1m pay cut to become the new Bank of England Governor's top enforcer.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| FGP | FirstGroup plc | 8.18% | 1,199.10M |
| AVV | AVEVA Group plc | 6.03% | 1,625.54M |
| TCY | TeleCity Group Plc | 5.71% | 1,972.03M |
| TCG | Thomas Cook Group plc | 4.30% | 1,794.40M |
| TALK | Talktalk Telecom Group PLC | 4.19% | 2,177.59M |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CPBB | Co-operative Bank plc | -13.65% | 4,425.54M |
| ENRC | Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation | -3.24% | 2,994.33M |
| GNK | Greene King plc | -2.97% | 1,689.56M |
| FRES | Fresnillo Plc | -2.51% | 7,881.16M |
| HOME | Home Retail Group Plc | -2.30% | 1,049.10M |
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