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...The yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose 2.2 basis points to 2.924 per cent, a fresh four-year high after rising 7bp on Wednesday in the wake of US inflation data...
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.47% at 1,128 Europe FTSE down +0.45% at 5,779 RTF up +1.04% at 1,924 Wig Index up +0.31% at 46,887 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.75% at 1,076 Americas DJIA down...
...Local agents Coldwell Banker, tel +1 (609) 921-1411; www.coldwellbanker.com Henderson Sotheby’s International Rlty, tel +1 (609) 924-1000; www.hendersonsir.com...
...More, more or less Not content with mere PBR, the Financial Services Authority has unveiled MPBR, for “more principles-based regulation”. In years ahead, no doubt we’ll see YMPBR, for yet more, etc....
...Elsewhere, mortgage bank Alliance & Leicester climbed 2.7 per cent to 924½p after it said it would beat profit forecasts, citing the success of its new plan to retain mortgage customers....
...Severn Trent lead the FTSE 100 with a gain of 2.2 per cent to 924.5p after JP Morgan upgraded its recommendation to “overweight”....
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