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Commodities: Gold recovers from 3 day drop as greenback weakens
Thursday saw the US dollar fall for the second day in a week, with the dollar index down 0. 24% to 93. 140 after 10-year Treasury yields dipped 2 basis points as investors returned to the safety of bonds.
Europe close: Stocks dip amid Spanish impasse, overbought conditions
A stronger euro despite the continuing political stand-off in Spain weighed on stocks across the continent.
Directors dealings: Homeserve's Fitzmaurice buys into US expansion plans
Homeserve's Edward Fitzmaurice made the most of the comapny's latest placing, to fund its expansion into the American market, to buy into the shares.
FX round-up: Euro at one-week high as investors shrug off Catalonia referendum
The euro climbed to a one week high on Thursday as Spain moved to suspend autonomy in the region of Catalonia.
Vela announces completion of investment in Vibe Tickets
The board of Vela, the investing company focused on early-stage and pre-IPO disruptive technology investments, announced the completion of its investment in Vibe tickets, the social ticket marketplace, on Thursday.
London close: UK stocks fall with sterling as investors mull retail sales
London stocks closed in the red on Thursday after disappointing UK retail sales data and with ongoing concerns about stalled Brexit negotiations.
Results round-up
London Stock Exchange announced the departure of chief executive Xavier Rolet on Thursday, confirming he would leave the group by the end of December next year after nine years with the company.
Broker tips: NEX Group, N Brown, Rio Tinto
NEX Group was under the cosh after RBC Capital Markets cut the stock to 'underperform' from 'sector perform'.
FTSE 100 movers: Unilever and WPP lead retreat as sector growth disappoints
The FTSE 100 retreated 0. 29% in afternoon trading on Thursday as equity markets were seen affected by disappointing retail data.
MySQUAR signs MOU for delivery of Wi-Fi services on Myanmar Railways
MySQUAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into partnership with relevant service providers for the financing and delivery of Wi-Fi services and digital content on Myanmar Railways, a state-owned agency operating the entire railway network in Myanmar, it emerged on Thursday.
Friday preview: UK public finances; results from IHG, Acacia, Renishaw
UK public finances will come under the microscope on Friday 20 October, while later on US Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks and there are results from InterContinental Hotels, Acacia Mining and Renishaw.
BP chairman to resign, search for successor underway
BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg has informed the company of his intention to resign, the group announced on Thursday.
Ryanair, Google and eDreams seal agreement to end legal proceedings
Low budget airline Ryanair together with Google and eDreams reached a settlement to end legal proceedings in the Irish High Court, concerning eDreams’ online adverts on Google’s AdWords platform, the companies confirmed on Thursday.
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund invests in Orient Commercial Bank
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund, the flagship fund of VinaCapital, has invested approximately $11m in Orient Commercial Bank, for an interest of less than 5%, the company announced on Thursday.
LightwaveRF announces sale of Apple HomeKit Range on Apple Online store
The Apple HomeKit Range by LightwaveRF is now purchasable via the Apple Online store, the leading smart home solutions provider announced on Thursday.
PCI-PAL continues compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, secures new contract.
Customer-focussed secure payment solutions company PCI-PAL said it had received confirmation of its continuing compliance as Level 1 Service Provider with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard [PCI DSS] on Thursday, and secured a new international contract.
Kodal Minerals announces details of work programme to be completed in Mali
Kodal Minerals disclosed details of the work programme to be completed at the company's Bougouni lithium project in Southern Mali this season to expand known areas of mineralisation and conduct definition drilling over previously drilled areas.
Anglo Asian Mining receives visit by British embassy representatives in Azerbaijan
The second largest British investor in Azerbaijan, Anglo Asian Mining, disclosed on Thursday a recent visit by representatives of the British Embassy in Azerbaijan to its Gedabek gold, copper and silver mine.
Apple shares fall after Watch connection issues in China
Shares of US tech giant Apple were suffering their biggest decline in the last month after Wall Street opened on Thursday amidst reports that the Apple Watch was suffering from service issues in China.
US open: Wall Street dips on anniversary of 1987 Black Monday crash
Wall Street's main averages came under selling pressure as traders booked some profits on the 30th anniversary of the 1987 Black Monday US stock market crash that saw the S&P 500 plummet 20% in a single session.