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FX round-up: Dollar loses grip on gains

A surprise decline in the US trade deficit and fall in weekly jobless claims helped the dollar Thursday, but it was unable to hold its advantage later in the session.
[39 Minutes Ago]

Standard Life executives add to holdings

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
[Yesterday 17:08]

London close: Miners pull index lower

London bounced off 5,600 despite a weak start on Wall Street but still closed in the red on a poor day for miners.
[Yesterday 17:02]

Small underperformance from JPMorgan American

JPMorgan American Investment Trust marginally underperformed the sterling total return on the S&P 500 index in 2009.
[Yesterday 16:47]

Bid approach for Invesco Property Income

Invesco Property Income Trust says that it has been approached by a potential bidder.
[Yesterday 16:09]

Air France-KLM sues Ryanair over alleged subsidies

Air France-KLM has stepped up its battle with no frills rival Ryanair by issuing a writ alleging the Irish airline receives illegal subsidies from 25 French airports.
[Yesterday 16:00]

FTSE 100 movers: Miners spooked by China

Miners dominate the fallers on the Footsie today as they are hit by fears that the Chinese government may try to hold back growth in the Chinese economy. Kazakhmys and Fresnillo are the biggest fallers.
[Yesterday 15:56]

HGCapital raises £50m at 845p

Private equity trust HGCapital has decided to press ahead with a £50m placing through an issue of new shares at 845p.
[Yesterday 15:33]

FX afternoon update - US data fails to inspire as currencies continue to range

The dollar has continued to drift in direction-less trade after US trade numbers showed a bigger reduction in the deficit for February to -$37bn, much better than expected. This was caused by a reduction in imported oil and motor vehicles, while weekly jobless figures showed a small improvement on last month, down to 462k, slightly higher than expected.
[Yesterday 15:28]

Scottish Power to cut gas bills

Scottish Power has become the latest energy supplier to cut gas bills, lowering them by 8%.
[Yesterday 15:19]



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