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The FTSE 100 dropped from a 13-year high, losing 2.1 per cent or 143.48 points at 6,696.79 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:14:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e7e18ba-c3ca-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 1e7e18ba-c3ca-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dec7a948-c37e-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Declines in the FTSE 100 are led by resource stocks, with Rio Tinto shedding 4.1%, while Barclays is leading banks lower with a 3.3% fall Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dec7a948-c37e-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct dec7a948-c37e-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9473cab8-c395-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Pub group to target key customers in an up to £80m capital spend programme to turn round the chain following weak trading after Christmas and Easter Thu, 23 May 2013 16:40:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9473cab8-c395-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 9473cab8-c395-11e2-8c30-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6867430-c2ff-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Lloyds and RBS do not have to issue shares or sell securities to meet fresh regulations, however, shortfalls remain Wed, 22 May 2013 19:02:34 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6867430-c2ff-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a6867430-c2ff-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c69504e-c2f0-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Up to 400 jobs will be lost when the soft drinks group closes two factories as part of restructuring plans aimed at cutting annual costs by £30m Wed, 22 May 2013 16:53:34 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c69504e-c2f0-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4c69504e-c2f0-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79b82eb8-c2b3-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Part-nationalised bank says it will not need to issue new equity to satisfy Prudential Regulatory Authority requirements on capital levels Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79b82eb8-c2b3-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 79b82eb8-c2b3-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc75c7e6-c238-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A bullish message from Arm management at an investor day fails to keep the stock at a record high while gold miners’ rebound helps London index rise 0.7% Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:04 GMT 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0f5cf36-c1eb-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct e0f5cf36-c1eb-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c53b71e-c172-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Some income funds offloaded shares because of the axing of the final dividend, while other investors sold because of the size of the rights issue Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c53b71e-c172-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 3c53b71e-c172-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a2bb328-c170-11e2-9767-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_uk%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The FTSE 100 rose 0.5% or 32.57 points at 6,755.63, its highest level since September 2000, with utilities underpinning the advance Mon, 20 May 2013 17:26:23 GMT 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