European shares fell this morning, led by weaker energy stocks and continued
uncertainty over spanish debts. This was despite a successful sale of spanish
debt this morning, the 3 year bond offering was oversubscribed but the interest
rate was slightly more expensive.

FTSE was trading at 5839 up 0.22 per cent

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Biggest Losers:
Johnson Matthey down 2.03 per cent
Tesco down 1.67 per cent
BHP Billiton down 1.52 per cent
G4S down 1.04 per cent
BP down 0.95 per cent

Biggest risers:
Carnival up 2.42 per cent
Next up 2.29 per cent
Smiths group up 2.02 per cent
Tate and Lyle up 2.15 per cent
Arm HOldings up 1.87per cent

On the markets:
IBEX was down 0.14 per cent
DAX was up 0.04 per cent
CAC40 up 0.12 per cent
MIB was down 0.12 per cent
     
On Wall Street the dow jones is expected to open up 50 points higher - closed
yesterday at 13494.

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On the currency markets, the Pound is up five tenths of a cent at 1-dollar-61
point 0 cents.

The Euro is up a tenth of a penny at 80 point 3 pence

For travellers, the Pound buys 1 dollar 58 point 8 cents, and 1 Euro 23 point
0 cents.

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