World markets
| Shanghai | 2,302.40 | -2.71 (-0.12%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,669.16 | +2.87 (0.17%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,627.26 | +246.24 (1.60%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,265.39 | -100.98 (-0.43%) |
| TSEC | 8,398.84 | +15.79 (0.19%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,822.11 | +0.46 (0.02%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,031.69 | -4.49 (-0.11%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,742.43 | +129.38 (1.03%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,165.40 | -14.70 (-0.28%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,178.42 | +66.81 (0.33%) |
| KOSPI | 1,993.83 | +12.74 (0.64%) |
BOJ Leaves Policy Intact, Bond Market Volatile
TOKYO�The Bank of Japan raised its assessment of the economy once again and stood pat on policy, showing confidence in its drastic easing program despite recent volatility in the bond market.
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Top stories
As David Cameron begins an EU offensive on tax avoidance, Oxfam accuses the Government of hypocrisy in its approach. 8:11am UK, Wednesday 22 May 2013.
LONDON | Wed May 22, 2013 7:22am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, said its financial position remained robust after posting a 56 percent leap in annual underlying profit driven by demands ...
Could RBS stay in an independent Scotland? HBOS headquarters in Edinburgh If Scotland became independent, would and could Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of Scotland, owned by Lloyds, keep their homes there?
Inflation is expected to edge down to 2.7 per cent in April from 2.8 per cent in March as lower petrol prices help keep inflation under control.
The FTSE 100 company, which was fined �10.5m in April for mis-selling to thousands of customers, also rejected calls to forgo any executive bonuses, instead cutting them by 40pc.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 0.70% | 1,654.10M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -1.97% | 6,589.49M |
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| Energy | -0.28% |
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| Healthcare | -0.28% |
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| Services | -0.29% |
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| Technology | -1.14% |
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| Transportation | +0.45% |
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| Utilities | -0.42% |
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