U.K. stocks edged lower on oil and miners

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Source: Marketwatch

U.K markets slumped this Thursday on miners and oil producers. The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.7 per cent to 5,447.17, mostly driven by British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC 6.8 per cent decline. Fresnillo PLC and Xstrata PLC fell 2.2 per cent and 3.2 per cent respectively. Royal Dutch Shell PLC retreated 0.7 per cent and Tullow Oil PLC dropped 2.1 per cent.

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Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:59:45 GMT

The U.S. current-account deficit hit a three-year high

The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. current-account gap increased unexpectedly during the first three months of the year, reaching USD137.3 billion. This is a 16% growth from a figure for the preceding quarter, which was revised down to the deficit of USD118.7 billion from USD124.1 billion. Analysts had predicted that the current-account deficit will be equal to USD131.9 billion.

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