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Markets afternoon briefing
Thursday April 25 2013

Markets

Stocks firm as earnings absorbed

Markets are broadly optimistic on a busy reporting day as equity investors shrug off recent poor data, but the dollar takes a knock from concerns over US growth
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Hong Kong to launch renminbi interbank rate

Decision to press ahead with a renminbi Hibor fixing comes at a time when the system of interbank rates is under intense scrutiny following scandals
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Demand hots up for US bank bonds

Capital rules and market reforms have increased the haven appeal of US bank debt, making it one of the hottest investments in fixed income
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Sterling bounces as UK avoids triple dip

Pound hits highest level since February against dollar, while also rising against the euro and yen after data show UK economy grew in first quarter
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Exchanges seek limits on dark trading

Transparent trading on public exchanges is important for market integrity, exchanges say, but critics claim they are motivated mainly by commercial concerns
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Evonik debuts after €15bn listing

Europe's biggest public offering sees German chemicals company Evonik make its trading debut in Frankfurt, falling 0.2 per cent in late morning trading
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Precious metals stocks lift London indices

Some well-received earnings news and better than expected first-quarter UK growth data help support London equity markets
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Rwanda issues first international bond

Central African country attracts more than $3bn of orders for its $400m 10-year bond sale, allowing bankers to tighten the yield to just 6.875%
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UK economy shows 0.3% growth

Figures quash fears that the UK would enter a triple-dip recession after output fell by 0.3 per cent in the final three months of 2012
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Leading Argentine agribusiness moves to Brazil

El Tejar, the emblematic farming company, shifts its headquarters from Buenos Aires to São Paulo and hires a Brazilian chief executive
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