Banks help limit FTSE 100 losses

Lloyds Banking Group gains after Investec upgrades

Mixed trading after weak China data

Euro falls as German manufacturing activity slows

Data watch for Ukraine’s eurozone impact

Purchasing indices to reflect state of business confidence

US biotech stocks suffer sharp slide

Lawmakers raise concerns over price of hepatitis C drug

Symantec suffers after CEO replaced

Shares fall 13% as company shuffles executives

Currency strength to hit Burberry profits

FTSE 100 rose 14.73 points or 0.2 per cent to 6,557.1

S&P 500 slips from record intraday high

Treasury yields and dollar retreat

Week in Review

Week in Review, March 22

Featuring Jérôme Kerviel, VW, Alibaba and UK supermarkets

Europe gains despite Moscow sanctions

Russia-Ukraine exposed companies underperform on main indices

Retail investors join the US equity party

ETF flows now positive for 2014 as optimism in rally improves

Dear Minouche, wipe out the UK’s QE debt

But doing so could set us off down an inflationary path

China bears face investment challenge

Guess slides on unexpected loss forecast

US equity markets drift higher

Bulls put US rate worries to one side

Wall Street rallies after weak start

Crest shareholder sells at record high

FTSE 100 falls 0.5% or 30.69 points to 6,542.44

Foreign investors dump Japanese shares

Sale of stocks by foreigners hit Y1.1tn last week

European stocks drop on rate fears

Annuity providers continue to fall after UK Budget

Stock market debuts alive but yet to roar

Amid the hype of the IPO rebound there are reasons for caution

Fed rate forecasts undermine Treasuries

Pensions shake-up hits insurance stocks

Big providers suffer loses on changes to schemes

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