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...Hoare, North Yorkshire; Christina McKittrick, Kingston Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon Crossword 16,099: Suzanne P Wilson, Windermere; D Barter, Cumbria; Jean-Marc Sellier, California Polymath 1,010...
...S&P 500 futures triggered the limit-down circuit breakers at about 5am GMT, the index having bounced 6 per cent in the regular session....
...Wall Street was firmer, helped by Level 3’s well-received $3bn bid for Global Crossing....
...“So I thought I would put together a portfolio of S&P 500 stocks, with 85 per cent exposure, then used OEX [the S&P 100 index] positions as a hedge.”...
...With vague bid rumours and talk of stake-building by a sovereign wealth fund providing further support, M&S closed 4.1 per cent higher at 612½p....
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