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Saturday

The pound yesterday surrendered the vast part of its gains over the past week, as investors fretted about the prospects of a double-dip recession, and that the Government may not use the unexpected influx of tax revenues to boost its balance sheet.
Pound falls as investors worry about Budget giveaways

The split between Europes leaders over aid to Greece widened yesterday as Germany softened its opposition to a bailout by the International Monetary Fund and France insisted on a European solution to the crisis.
Germany and France split over solution to Greek financial crisis

Sunday

THE Obama administration is showing dangerous signs of moving towards protectionism, said Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, adding there was the risk of a real falling out between America and Europe on trade.
Lord Mandelson hits out at US protectionism

A TINY London trading firm is at the centre of a shadowy chain of international deals involving the carbon markets first rogue trader. A mystery investor made a 1.8m profit last week by selling invalid carbon permits to unwitting buyers in Europe - which caused a temporary trading freeze at two of the main carbon trading exchanges.
Hunt for rogue trader over recycled carbon credits

Monday

Lord Hunt, the energy minister, is to meet industrialists in London tomorrow in a bid to calm mounting fears about the disruption that could follow a sudden shortage of oil supplies.
Energy minister will hold summit to calm rising fears over peak oil

CSF listing ... Goedhuis merger... LK Bennett growth ...
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Japan is closed today.

Good morning traders!

Markets in Tokyo are closed for a public holiday today. In Hong Kong the Hang
Seng ended the morning session down 361.72 points at 21,009.1.

Crude oil traded at $80.08 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,105 an ounce.

Happy Monday!

G.

Opening Market Overview

From the UPS thread ........

SEA 38.75p (38.50 / 40p )
Bouncing from the recent lows after large retracement, Indicators still at oversold. Renewable energy, specifically offshore wind.
Has been named company of the year

End-of-day Market Overview