Global Market Overview 6:37pm

Stocks firm but bulls struggle for impetus

Tokyo surges 1.9% after yen hits multiyear trough then rallies

US EQUITIES 6:03pm

US equities mixed on earnings news

Michael Kors boosted by record profits

UK EQUITIES 5:03pm

Barclays tops FTSE 100 after results

Bank’s shares climb in London as restructuring plans announced

ASIA-PACIFIC EQUITIES 10:58am

Bulls in SE Asia seek cheaper valuations

Region’s stocks among the most expensive in emerging markets

Global Market Overview 9:43pm

Stocks ease from recent highs

Trading thinned by Lunar New Year holiday across Asia

US EQUITIES 9:33pm

Energy groups lead Wall Street lower

Stocks dip after six straight weeks of gains

A trader reacts at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange ©Reuters From COMMENT Feb 11, 2013

Markets: With the volume down

Jaded traders are seeking clues that big economies are returning to solid growth

From FT TRADING ROOM Feb 11, 2013

Nasdaq held buyout talks with Carlyle

Discussions collapsed over failure to agree a valuation

UK EQUITIES Feb 11, 2013

Supermarkets and banks help FTSE higher

Resource stocks also help keep benchmark buoyant

Feb 11, 2013

Asia leads in global IPO resurgence

Region’s companies raise $24.6bn so far in 2013

From FT TRADING ROOM Feb 10, 2013

New bourse launched in India

Venue will trade more than 1,100 equities and develop derivatives

John Authers from COMPANIES Feb 10, 2013

Few bargains to be found in Europe

On almost every measure, the region does not look cheap

US EQUITIES Feb 8, 2013

Wall Street lifted as US trade gap narrows

Hopes of higher growth revisions underpin stock advance

Global Market Overview Feb 8, 2013

China trade data boost market sentiment

S&P 500 at 5-year high as euro stabilises after volatile week

From COMPANIES Feb 8, 2013

Gazprom sets aside $4.7bn for rebates

Pressure on Russian group as prices fall

Feb 8, 2013

Great Rotation hovers on the horizon

Is the flow out of bonds and back into stocks imminent?

John Authers Feb 8, 2013

Austria’s 97 years of loss offer lessons

Ever-present biases in market point to possible strategy for investment success

UK EQUITIES Feb 8, 2013

Spin-off talk boosts Old Mutual in London

Riser on fresh hope of US asset management arm flotation

Inside London Feb 8, 2013

Cable lays his RBS joker on the table

Savers’ attention drawn to old sin of poor fund management

Feb 7, 2013

Global inflows to Africa at two-year peak

Investors seek exposure to the region’s growth story

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