World markets
| Shanghai | 2,277.67 | +2.00 (0.09%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,650.51 | -4.84 (-0.29%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,867.90 | +383.92 (2.65%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,671.25 | +1.57 (0.01%) |
| TSEC | 8,235.36 | -2.47 (-0.03%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,776.78 | -58.23 (-2.05%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,967.15 | -83.96 (-2.07%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,658.09 | -94.41 (-0.74%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,983.00 | -79.40 (-1.57%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,674.33 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| KOSPI | 1,970.35 | +1.16 (0.06%) |
FOREX-Dollar recovers vs yen as Nikkei regains footing
Thu May 23, 2013 11:00pm EDT. * Some traders see Nikkei's adjustments already over. * Dollar buoyed by expectations Fed may scale down QE.
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Top stories
Mothercare said its UK turnaround plan remains "on track" after it cut losses at its domestic business, despite falling sales.
By the close of the morning's session in Tokyo the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average stood at 14,868, up 2.7 per cent, as investors piled back in to heavily-sold stocks such as Sharp, Pioneer and Suzuki Motor.
Fri May 24, 2013 12:58am BST. (Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, who is responsible for leading a turnaround of the business, is set to receive an annual bonus worth nearly 500,000 pounds, as the company readies itself for a stock ...
Flybe has hit out at the owners of Gatwick, claiming the airline's decision to sell 25 take-off and landing slots at the base to easyJet for �20m was due to the airport's "discriminatory" treatment of smaller airlines.
New Pearson chief executive John Fallon looks to be on a mission to reshape the education giant in dramatic fashion, but the market did not seem convinced by his plans for a sweeping reorganisation.
Trends
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| HFD | Halfords Group plc | -15.22% | 668.85M |
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| Capital Goods | -1.88% |
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| Conglomerates | -1.72% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -2.30% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -1.30% |
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| Energy | -1.39% |
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| Financial | -3.17% |
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| Healthcare | -1.62% |
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| Services | -1.57% |
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| Technology | -3.17% |
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| Transportation | -1.76% |
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| Utilities | -0.64% |
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