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May 17 - Markets closed

World markets

Shanghai 2,282.87 +31.06 (1.38%)
S&P 500 1,667.47 +17.00 (1.03%)
Nikkei 225 15,138.12 +100.88 (0.67%)
Hang Seng Index 23,082.68 +38.44 (0.17%)
TSEC 8,368.19 -21.86 (-0.26%)
EURO STOXX 50 2,817.99 +11.29 (0.40%)
CAC 40 4,001.27 +22.20 (0.56%)
S&P TSX 12,613.05 +105.45 (0.84%)
S&P/ASX 200 5,180.80 +15.10 (0.29%)
BSE Sensex 20,286.12 +38.79 (0.19%)
KOSPI 1,986.81 +15.55 (0.79%)

Currencies

GBP/USD 1.5371 +0.0064 (0.42%)
GBP/EUR 1.1838 -0.0020 (-0.17%)
GBP/JPY 156.2001 -0.0078 (-0.01%)
GBP/HKD 11.9302 +0.0466 (0.39%)
GBP/CNY 9.4476 +0.0355 (0.38%)
GBP/AUD 1.5417 -0.0143 (-0.92%)
Bank governor warns against long-term stimulus for mortgage market
Sir Mervyn King, Bank of England governor, on Sunday damped Treasury enthusiasm over �increasing momentum� in the economy, warning George Osborne that his policy to stimulate the housing market could cause future problems.
Sir Mervyn King: stop 'demonising' bankers  
Sir Mervyn King issues Help to Buy mortgage warning  
Market Chart
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14,693.06 +126.52 (0.87%)
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Top stories

Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (�725m), US media reports say. The acquisition is expected to be announced as early as Monday.
In the letter to the leaders of ten crown dependencies and British overseas territories David Cameron said he backed their right to low tax jurisdictions, but insisted rules needed to be set and enforced fairly.
Marks & Spencer's store staff could see their meagre �100 bonus trimmed or ditched after the retail bellwether posts a further fall in annual profits this week.
LONDON�An independent Scotland would have an exceptionally large banking sector, compared with the size of the rest of its economy, making it vulnerable to financial shocks and putting Scottish taxpayers at significant risk in the event of the country being ...
It began as a sideline on a Herefordshire farm little over a decade ago but is now being touted around the world to potential buyers for �100m.

Trends

Popular searches on GoogleChange Mkt Cap
OCDO Ocado Group PLC 31.96% 1,540.91M
MRW Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc 0.86% 6,622.64M

Sector summary

Sector Change % down/up
Basic Materials +0.85%
Capital Goods +0.70%
Conglomerates +1.08%
Cons. Cyclical +1.12%
Cons. Non-Cyclical -0.42%
Energy +0.82%
Financial +1.34%
Healthcare -0.24%
Services +0.22%
Technology +0.32%
Transportation +0.16%
Utilities +0.15%