Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

The prospect of a world economy divided starkly between the slow-growing West and the dynamic emerging economies of the East was laid out in the latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund's definitive report on the fortunes of the global economy.
Britain will not meet Darling's growth forecast, warns IMF

Unemployment hit a 15-year high in the three months to February and experts have warned that Britain faces a jobless recovery.
Unemployment hits 15-year high and casts shadow over recovery

The US moved a significant step closer to shining a light on the murky world of the $450 trillion (￡292 trillion) derivatives market after politicians passed a crucial piece of legislation which will force Wall Street banks to hive off derivatives desks.
US to shine light on derivatives trading

NIKKEI 225	AUSTRALIA ASX200	HANG SENG	SHANGHAI COMPOSITE
KOSPI	SENSEX	VIX	GBP/USD
GBP/EUR	NYMEX CRUDE	GOLD

Hello traders!

In the US last night, the Dow rose 8 points at 11,125, the Nasdaq added 4 points
at 2,505 and the S&P500 fell a point to 1,206.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was down 140.07 points at 10,949.98, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning off 145.67 points at 21,365.26.

Crude oil traded at $83.26 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,147 an ounce.

Happy trading!

G.

End-of-day Market Overview