6:16pm

Metro rises after broker gets positive

First upgrade in nearly a decade

A pedestrian passes before a share prices board in Tokyo on May 20 2013. ©AFP Global Market Overview 9:31pm

Prospect of Fed tapering hurts equities

S&P 500 retreats as dollar and Treasury yields jump

May 21, 2013

Capital worries weigh on German banks

Europe’s stock markets extend month-long rally

May 21, 2013

Investors sit out European rally

Equity trading volumes are thinnest since June 2001

From FT TRADING ROOM May 21, 2013

ICE and NYSE file deal with EU regulators

Deal would create one of the largest derivatives exchanges

May 20, 2013

Ryanair lifted by gain in net profit

Budget carrier beats forecasts

From CAPITAL MARKETS May 20, 2013

Wall of money eases eurozone funding

Governments raise more than half year’s needs

John Authers May 19, 2013

Stock market optimism is hard to explain

Rally is partly down to how companies are deploying their cash

May 17, 2013

Car sales drive five-year high closer

FTSE Eurofirst 300 benchmark advances 1.2 per cent

Global Market Overview May 17, 2013

S&P 500 hits fresh record high

Dollar reaches three-year peak

May 16, 2013

Richemont gains despite wider slide

European stocks row back

May 16, 2013

Europe stocks play catch-up with US

Investors wrestle with dismal earnings season

May 15, 2013

Carmakers help drive European stocks up

Signs that governments may try to spur growth

May 14, 2013

Gains for EADS and Deutsche Post

European shares erase losses and push closer to 5-year high

From LEX May 14, 2013

Commerzbank: still in rehab

German bank’s fundraising does little to alter the bigger picture

May 13, 2013

Commerzbank falls as stocks edge back

German bank set for €2.5bn share sale to repay state aid

May 12, 2013

Europe’s share rally faces earnings gap

Investors pile in despite poor corporate profits

From FTFM FUND MANAGEMENT May 12, 2013

Exchange traded droids are on the march

Active managers could use solutions to stem passive funds’ invasion

May 10, 2013

Nokia and ACS among top gainers

Frankfurt’s Dax hit a record high

From COMPANIES May 10, 2013

ABB chief Hogan steps down

Head of Swiss engineer resigns unexpectedly