European shares edge slightly lower from this morning's gains, as concerns
about Spain weigh on traders' minds. Markets are waiting for the Spanish prime
minister to formally ask for a bailout, this will enable the ECB to buy bonds.
Weak economic data of lower global growth held markets back.

The FTSE 100 share index closed up slightly at 58/25 up 16 points or 0.28 per
cent

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Biggest Losers:
Anglo American down 3.04 per cent
Tesco down 2.59 per cent
Weir Group down 2.0 per cent
Capita down 1.61 per cent
Croda international down 1.55 per cent

Biggest risers:
IAG up 2.96 per cent
Arm Holdings up 2.08 per cent
Centrica up 1.89 per cent
Vedanta Reserve up 1.82 per cent
Carnival up 1.8 per cent

On the markets:
IBEX was down 0.51 per cent
DAX was up 0.22 per cent
CAC40 down 0.24 per cent    
MIB was up 0.25 per cent

On Wall Street the dow jones is trading at 13533 up 0.37 per cent

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On the currency markets, the Pound is down five tenths of a cent at
1-dollar-60 point 7 cents.

The Euro is up three tenths of a penny at 80 point 3 pence.

For travellers, the Pound buys 1-dollar-58 point 9 cents, and 1 Euro 23 point
2 cents.

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