World markets
| Shanghai | 2,275.67 | -26.74 (-1.16%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,650.51 | -4.84 (-0.29%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,483.98 | -1,143.28 (-7.32%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,669.68 | -591.40 (-2.54%) |
| TSEC | 8,237.83 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| 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 | 5,062.40 | -103.00 (-1.99%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,674.33 | -387.91 (-1.93%) |
| KOSPI | 1,969.19 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
FTSE 100 suffers heaviest drop for a year
Worries the US was closer to bringing its economic stimulus measures to an end and concern over the state of the Chinese economy triggered a huge global sell-off today, with the FTSE 100 falling from its highest level in thirteen years.
| 6,696.79 | -143.48 | (-2.10%) | |
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Top stories
By David Milliken and Marc Jones. LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 10:33pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone is more stable than a year ago but economic conditions remain challenging and governments must push on with reforms and banking union ...
Mothercare is crawling towards a recovery as chief executive Simon Calver insisted the UK company was on target to break even within two years.
A day after the International Monetary Fund urged the government to do more to spur growth, Britain's official statisticians have reminded economists of just how far the UK economy remains from full health.
Financial woes have prompted Flybe to cut almost all of its flights from London in a significant blow for the capital's air links to Scotland, the Channel Islands and the West Country.
The annual report from Britain's biggest retailer revealed that Richard Brasher, the former head of Tesco in the UK, was paid �1.3m to leave and Tim Mason, who led the company's US arm Fresh & Easy, collected �1.7m in �liquidated damages�.
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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