London Ftse

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  London Stocks Fall As UK Heads To Polls, Bucking Uptrend Across Europe

  The British capital's FTSE 100 index turned flat heading into midday, wiping out initial gains, while the pound edged lower against the dollar with voting underway.

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  Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal Says No Plans To Buy Anglo American South Africa Assets

  Mr Agarwal has majority control of Hindustan Zinc Ltd through the Vedanta group that he founded and still controls.

• World stocks pause as US jobs report eyed

  Analysts expect the April nonfarm payrolls report, due at 1230 GMT, to show American employers hired 145,000 people last month, up from March's dismal pace of 88,000 but not enough to erase fears the world's biggest economy is losing steam.

• European shares ease ahead of US jobs data

  The yen hit a 3-1/2 year low against the dollar on Friday, a day after the Bank of Japan's aggressive policy easing, while European shares fell ahead of pivotal US payrolls data due later in the day.

• European shares, euro inch up after Cyprus bailout

  European shares and the euro inched higher on Tuesday, although gains were limited by fears that Cyprus's raid on bank deposits could become the template for future euro zone bailouts.

• Cyprus woes leave European shares facing worst week since November

  The European Union has given Cyprus until Monday to raise the 5.8 billion euros needed to secure a 10 billion euro international lifeline.

• European shares extend losses as Cyprus worries weigh

  The euro and European shares fell for a second day on Tuesday as investors worried about the uncertainty over a bailout for Cyprus aimed at preventing a debt default and banking collapse.

• Asian shares steady from Cyprus bailout jolt

  Asian shares steadied as investors awaited a parliamentary vote in Cyprus on a bailout plan crucial to avert bankruptcy, but potential political instability in India emerged as a fresh worry.

• European shares edge lower as economic data eyed

  The euro gained against the dollar while German bond prices held steady on Wednesday ahead of Italy's first debt sale since its credit rating was cut due to political uncertainty.

• European shares steady after recent rally

  The yen and sterling slipped against the dollar on Tuesday as expectations of fresh central bank efforts to kick-start the Japanese and British economies prompted fresh selling.

• TCS to be biggest beneficiary of FTSE rejig; Suzlon out

  Tata Consultancy Services, India's biggest IT outsourcer, is likely to be the biggest beneficiary on account of the re-balancing of the FTSE global indices on the London Stock Exchange. The re-balancing will be effective from March 18, 2013.

• Asian shares steady; dollar near highs against yen on jobs

  The dollar held near multi-year highs against the yen on Monday after surprisingly strong US unemployment data, but demand for riskier assets was curbed by a mixed bag of Chinese data which pointed to a patchy recovery in the world's second-largest economy.

• European stocks hit highest since 2008 crash

  European stock markets rose to their highest since the 2008 financial crisis on Wednesday, helped by signs the US economy is improving and expectations of more pledges of support for growth from major central banks.

• World shares slide on election in Italy

  Italy's inconclusive election result sparked a sell off on world equity markets on Tuesday and sent safe-haven German bond yields sharply lower as investors feared a resurgence of the euro zone debt crisis.

• Asia shares slip; Euro lower against dollar

  Asian shares declined on Tuesday and the euro hit its lowest in nearly seven weeks against the dollar as an apparently deadlocked election in Italy raised the spectre of a resurgent euro zone debt crisis.