Global Market Overview from ASIA-PACIFIC EQUITIES 9:09pm

Global stocks inch to fresh highs

Dollar retreats after recent rally

Quick View from FT TRADING ROOM 7:39pm

Quick View: NYSE’s prophetic objection

Anadarko Flash crash calls into question new SEC circuit breaker

The Short View from US EQUITIES 7:00pm

Short position holders have been hit hard

US equities on the ascent

EUROPEAN EQUITIES 6:32pm

Ryanair lifted by gain in net profit

Budget carrier beats forecasts

UK EQUITIES 6:26pm

FTSE 100 hits highest in 12 years

Utilities underpin advance of London stocks

From CAPITAL MARKETS 3:36pm

Wall of money eases eurozone funding

Governments raise more than half year’s needs

US EQUITIES 3:36pm

Dealmaking fails to send Wall St higher

The S&P 500 edges fractionally lower

John Authers May 19, 2013

Stock market optimism is hard to explain

Rally is partly down to how companies are deploying their cash

From CAPITAL MARKETS May 19, 2013

Purchase indices and confidence watched

Purchasing indicies and confidence surveys out

London Stock Exchange ©Daniel Jones May 18, 2013

Backlash to hit scandal-tainted City

Executives of miner ENRC to face grilling

UK EQUITIES May 17, 2013

RBS leads the FTSE 100 risers

London market nears touching distance of 13-year high

US EQUITIES May 17, 2013

S&P 500 closes week at record high

Fourth consecutive week of gains

Global Market Overview May 17, 2013

S&P 500 hits fresh record high

Dollar reaches three-year peak

Trader's Diary from PERSONAL FINANCE May 17, 2013

Trader’s Diary: What earnings forecasts tell us

High PE ratios suggest future returns on US shares are likely to be modest

Inside London from UK EQUITIES May 17, 2013

Gearing and gaming of water must stop

It is time for the customer to benefit, not private equity buyers

US EQUITIES May 16, 2013

US stocks snap record-setting run

S&P 500 dips after four sessions of record highs

Global Market Overview May 16, 2013

Shares pause after soft US data

Growth concerns bring dollar’s rally to a halt

Trading Post May 16, 2013

Bulls find comfort in past S&P 500 rallies

1994 rally lasted 23 quarters; current surge has passed 17

EUROPEAN EQUITIES May 16, 2013

Europe stocks play catch-up with US

Investors wrestle with dismal earnings season

From LEX May 16, 2013

Japan rally: second thoughts

World’s best-performing big market rally could do with losing a bit of steam