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 | 23,261.08 | -105.29 (-0.45%) |
| TSEC | 8,398.84 | +15.79 (0.19%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,811.59 | -10.06 (-0.36%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,018.41 | -17.77 (-0.44%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,742.43 | +129.38 (1.03%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,165.40 | -14.70 (-0.28%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,062.24 | -49.37 (-0.25%) |
| KOSPI | 1,993.83 | +12.74 (0.64%) |
IMF backs away from criticism of UK austerity policies
The International Monetary Fund has climbed down from explicit criticism of the UK's austerity programme, choosing in an official report to not repeat its recommendation that the government reduce the pace of the fiscal squeeze.
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Top stories
SSE has warned that consumers should brace themselves for further increases in energy bills, as the London-listed energy group reported a jump in full-year pre-tax profit and bolstered its dividend.
As unsettled weather and rising food prices put off shoppers, retail sales volumes including fuel sank 1.3pc month-on-month, confounding economists' forecasts for flat sales.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday said they would not need to issue new shares or sell other securities to meet fresh regulatory capital requirements.
Lost tax revenue from money salted away offshore is costing governments more than $150bn (�99bn) a year, Oxfam has found - enough to eliminate extreme poverty across the globe twice over.
Nationwide, Britain's largest building society, today said it had increased lending on mortgages by 17pc to �21.5bn as it announced its full-year results.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | -0.70% | 1,630.96M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | -2.77% | 6,536.05M |
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| Financial | +0.24% |
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| Healthcare | +0.06% |
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| Services | -0.55% |
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| Technology | -1.39% |
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| Transportation | +0.82% |
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| Utilities | -0.05% |
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