World markets
| Shanghai | 2,159.29 | +3.08 (0.14%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,651.81 | +12.77 (0.78%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 13,237.42 | +230.14 (1.77%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 21,225.88 | -0.02 (0.00%) |
| TSEC | 8,011.02 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,700.93 | -1.76 (-0.07%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,860.55 | -3.11 (-0.08%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,367.46 | +78.56 (0.64%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,834.40 | +20.00 (0.42%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,223.28 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| KOSPI | 1,899.50 | -1.12 (-0.06%) |
Running of UK banks slated
'Britain has a global financial sector but a medium-sized economy. As the failures of others show, a country with an outsize banking industry can only prosper sustainably if it runs the tightest of ships'.
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Top stories
Leaders of the G-8 nations have agreed on a series of measures designed to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance. A communiqu� released from the summit of eight of the world's largest economies sets out 10 points aimed at promoting �fair taxes� ...
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:24am BST. (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L) has raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (KD8Gn.
Young adults face decades of scrimping before having enough money for a deposit to buy their first home, a charity has revealed today.
A call centre made famous by a BBC reality TV series has been fined �225,000 for harassing families with nuisance calls. The BBC has portrayed the company's millionaire boss 'Big Nev' Wilshire as a lovable rogue, a consumer champion and even a hero.
The City grandee Baroness Hogg's high-flying banker daughter Charlotte has taken a �1m pay cut to become the new Bank of England Governor's top enforcer.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| FGP | FirstGroup plc | 8.18% | 1,199.10M |
| AVV | AVEVA Group plc | 6.03% | 1,625.54M |
| TCY | TeleCity Group Plc | 5.71% | 1,972.03M |
| TCG | Thomas Cook Group plc | 4.30% | 1,794.40M |
| TALK | Talktalk Telecom Group PLC | 4.19% | 2,177.59M |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CPBB | Co-operative Bank plc | -13.65% | 4,425.54M |
| ENRC | Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation | -3.24% | 2,994.33M |
| GNK | Greene King plc | -2.97% | 1,689.56M |
| FRES | Fresnillo Plc | -2.51% | 7,881.16M |
| HOME | Home Retail Group Plc | -2.30% | 1,049.10M |
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