A screen shows the graph of Malaysia's benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index in Kuala Lumpur May 6, 2013. Malaysian stocks surged nearly 8 percent to a record high and the local currency jumped to its strongest in 20 months on Monday after the Barisan National (BN) coalition extended its 56-year rule and fended off a strong opposition challenge that had unnerved investors.
A shopper passes demonstrators outside clothing retailer Primark in central London in this April 27, 2013 file photograph. British discount fashion retailer Primark, which had a supplier based in a clothing factory in Bangladesh which collapsed last week, is to pay compensation to workers who were making its clothes. Primark, owned by FTSE 100 company Associated British Foods , said on April 29 that it was working with a local NGO to help victims of the disaster which killed nearly 400 people.
Shares in Bharti Infratel rose 1.3 percent after the FTSE said on Friday it would include the mobile tower company to its large cap index starting on January 7, with an investability weighting of 9 percent.
A Charolais (L) and an Aberdeen Angus cow touch heads at Offham Farm, a supplier to Tesco, in Arundel southern England November 30, 2012. Shares in Tesco jumped almost 4 percent on December 5, 2012, topping the FTSE 100 leader board and adding the most points to the index, as the world's No. 3 retailer accompanied a solid third-quarter trading update with the launch of a strategic review of its loss-making United States chain Fresh & Easy. Photograph taken November 30, 2012.
A sign on the London Stock Exchange building is pictured in central London on September 8, 2008. The London Stock Exchange said Monday it had been forced to halt trade after experiencing technical problems which restricted connections with some clients. Approaching 1400 GMT, the LSE had been shut for almost six hours. At its suspension, the FTSE 100 showed a gain of 3.81 percent at 5,440.20 points. The market had jumped in line with other bourses after the US government took control of ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, easing fears of a world financial crisis, dealers said.
The main entrance of the stock exchange palace in Milan pictured on August 5, 2011. Italian stocks recovered from a wave of panic selling on Friday following an uptick in growth in the second quarter and amid market rumours that the European Central Bank was buying up government bonds. The main FTSE Mib stock market index in Milan moved into positive territory after dropping more than four percent at the start of trading. At around 0930 GMT the index was up 0.54 percent after a drop of 5.16 percent on Thursday.
