World markets
| Shanghai | 2,305.11 | +5.13 (0.22%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,666.29 | -1.18 (-0.07%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,381.02 | +20.21 (0.13%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,366.37 | -126.66 (-0.54%) |
| TSEC | 8,383.05 | +6.00 (0.07%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,806.04 | -18.46 (-0.65%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,004.67 | -18.18 (-0.45%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,613.05 | +105.45 (0.84%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,180.10 | -28.90 (-0.55%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,111.61 | -112.37 (-0.56%) |
| KOSPI | 1,981.09 | -1.34 (-0.07%) |
Business news and markets: live
... Off. � UK inflation falls further than expected to 2.4pc � G4S chief executive Nick Buckles steps down � Marks & Spencer profits fall after clothing struggles � Burberry pre-tax profits up 14pc to �427.8m � Vodafone pre-tax profit fell 65.9pc � Political attacks on ...
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Top stories
House prices rose 0.4pc in March, according to official Government figures. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said that house prices had risen 2.7pc in the twelve months to March 2013, rising from �229,000 to �235,000 on average.
By Conor Humphries. DUBLIN | Tue May 21, 2013 11:40am BST. DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments after the U.S.
Vodafone is to plough a �2.1bn dividend from US telecoms group Verizon back into its business rather than offer shareholders a windfall, after the UK-based mobile operator reported its biggest annual fall in service revenues in five years.
Royal Mail Group Ltd., the state-owned postal service that the U.K. government is looking to sell, said full-year profit more than doubled as growth in web-based shopping spurred parcel deliveries.
Beleaguered cruise operator Carnival issued a profit warning late on Monday, sending shares down 13 per cent when markets opened in London.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 0.74% | 1,661.10M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -0.52% | 6,687.08M |
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| Conglomerates | -0.20% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +0.19% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.48% |
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| Energy | +0.92% |
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| Financial | -0.54% |
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| Healthcare | -0.65% |
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| Services | -0.01% |
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| Technology | +0.31% |
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| Transportation | +0.39% |
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| Utilities | -0.06% |
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