FTSE100 opens sharply lower with RBS the worst casualty

ECB MONTHLY BULLETIN JUNE 2013

FTSE 100 remains sharply lower in busy midday trade

USD Retail Sales m/m 0.6% 0.4% 0.1%

CAD NHPI m/m 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%

CAD Capacity Utilization Rate 81.1% 81.3% 80.7%

USD Core Retail Sales m/m 0.3% 0.3% -0.2%

USD Unemployment Claims 334K 354K 346K

USD Import Prices m/m -0.6% 0.0% -0.5%

USD Business Inventories m/m 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%

Hello skinny, I thought the new Gold thread was going to be
a 'gold' thread. Not so, it seems. More chat than gold, I think.
I suppose, I am used to the MAM style of posting!!!
But, hey, each to his own. Sorry to have bothered you, though.
But I do like your charts and input here. Tremendous stuff.
Kyoto (do you remember him?) used to add some useful
stuff every morning.You've taken over from him nicely and
Greystone's slot is a good way to start the day
for 'late' morning starters.

Hi Midknight - yes I remember Kyoto well.

This is Greystone's thread - all I've started doing is adding bits that I look at anyway - I was posting it on the FTSE250 thread, but as most of it is only of relevance/interest on the day, it seemed better to post it here rather than clutter the latter up with inherently redundant info.

FTSE100 ends the day little changed as the miners rally