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| CAC 40 | 3,770.39 | -68.95 (-1.80%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,268.29 | -99.17 (-0.80%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,758.40 | -103.00 (-2.12%) |
| BSE Sensex | 18,873.52 | -372.18 (-1.93%) |
| KOSPI | 1,850.49 | -37.82 (-2.00%) |
UK banks told to find further �13bn
The Bank of England's new banking regulator has demanded that Britain's banks find an additional �13bn of capital on top of the balance sheet strengthening measures they were already planning this year.
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Top stories
LONDON, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BT announces today that Gavin Patterson will succeed Ian Livingston as chief executive of BT Group plc.
Thursday 06.30 BST. European stocks joined the heavy sell-off seen across Asia, which started in the US overnight in response to the Federal Reserve's confirmation that it expects to start easing its asset purchases later this year.
BEIJING | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:56am EDT. BEIJING (Reuters) - Wanda Group, China's largest commercial real estate developer, aims to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, ...
U.S. Treasury yields are sharply higher and the dollar is strong but global stocks and emerging-market assets are weak after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke set the stage Wednesday for a gradual tapering of the Fed's measures to stimulate the U.S.
The Environment secretary will say that using GM will make use of farm land and �free up space for biodiversity, nature and wilderness�.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| PZC | PZ Cussons plc | 4.96% | 1,678.08M |
| AHT | Ashtead Group plc | 3.35% | 3,261.62M |
| SKP | SkyePharma PLC | 0.98% | 3,994.08M |
| CGL | Catlin Group Limited | 0.79% | 1,757.92M |
| GPOR | Great Portland Estates PLC | 0.74% | 1,874.40M |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| RRS | Randgold Resources Limited | -4.01% | 4,109.85M |
| BLT | BHP Billiton plc | -3.75% | 92,843.07M |
| ARM | ARM Holdings plc | -3.73% | 11,105.87M |
| RIO | Rio Tinto plc | -3.48% | 49,949.72M |
| ANTO | Antofagasta plc | -2.99% | 8,315.70M |
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