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construction firms-net borrowing

March 18, 2013 22:15
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean construction companies' net borrowing has jumped 69.2 percent over the past three years, data showed Tuesday, pointing to growing risks of a liquidity crisis amid the country's protracted slump in the property market.

Britain's FTSE ekes out 7th weekly gain of 2013

February 22, 2013 13:15
* FTSE 100 up 0.7 percent * Thursday's steep fall seen offering buying opportunity * Implied volatility eases from 2-week highs By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Britain's blue chip shares rebounded on Friday to post their seventh weekly gain of the year, with investors using the previous session's sharp sell-off to dip their toes back into the market at cheaper levels.

Momentum begins to slow with FTSE 100 at 4-1/2 yr highs

January 11, 2013 13:45
* FTSE up 0.3 percent * Financial lead gainers * Aviva, IAG boosted by broker upgrades * Miners slip as China inflation stokes policy concerns By David Brett LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - London's blue chip index closed marginally higher on Friday as demand for oil and financial stocks kept it at multi-year highs, but an overshoot in China inflation data weakened mining stocks.
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