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Fri, Dec 18 2009

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Newton taps UK links to emerging markets

LONDON (Reuters) - British blue-chip companies with an international focus offer a low risk way to gain exposure to foreign markets with better economic prospects than Britain, Tineke Frikkee, manager of Newton Higher Income Fund said.

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FTSE up 0.7 pct as banks, commodities rise

* Miners, oils up; dollar weakens lifting commodity prices

RPT-Firmer banks, commods lift FTSE 0.5 pct higher

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index was 0.5 percent higher by midday on Wednesday supported by a rebound from the banking sector, albeit in thin volumes, as investors awaited news from the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Firmer banks, commods lift FTSE 0.5 pct higher

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index was 0.5 percent higher by midday on Wednesday supported by a rebound from the banking sector, albeit in thin volumes, as investors awaited news from the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting.

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Dec 16

Dec 16 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Banks down as FTSE ends 3-day winning streak

* Banks retreat from recent gains on Austria fears * Commodities head lower as dollar strengthens

European shares end 3-day winning run; banks fall

* For up-to-the-minute market news, click on [STXNEWS/EU]

FTSE retreats ahead of data, banks weaker

* Banks retreat from recent gains; energy weaker * Defensive tobacco, beverage companies firmer

Stronger miners underpin FTSE

LONDON (Reuters) - Top shares closed 0.3 percent higher on Friday, with stronger miners -- on the back of firmer metals prices following robust Chinese data -- outweighing weaker banking and energy stocks.

Miners underpin FTSE, index closes 0.3 pct higher

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares closed 0.3 percent higher on Friday, with stronger miners -- on the back of firmer metals prices following robust Chinese data -- outweighing weaker banking and energy stocks.

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