Top US stock recommendations of the day:
EBAY: BMO Capital initiates coverage at OVERWEIGHT, price target of $64.
FIRST SOLAR: TheStreet upgrades to HOLD from sell.
GROUPON: Wells Fargo downgrades to HOLD from overweight.
JOY GLOBAL: Credit Agricole upgrades to BUY from underweight.
RED HAT: Barclays initiates coverage at OVERWEIGHT, price target of $60.
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Market latest
FTSE 100 | FTSE 250 | All Share
| FTSE 100 | 6,654.34 |  |
-0.63% |
| FTSE 250 | 14,393.01 | |
-0.79% |
| FTSE All Share | 3,506.56 | |
-0.64% |
| Dow Jones | 15,303.10 |  |
+0.06% |
| NASDAQ | 3,459.14 | |
-0.01% |
| Xetra DAX | 8,305.32 | |
-0.56% |
| Paris CAC 40 | 3,956.79 | |
-0.26% |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,612.45 | |
+0.89% |
| Hang Seng | 22,613.42 | |
-0.25% |
Hang Seng disclaimer l Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes
FTSE 100
| Shire plc | 2168.00 | |
+1.59% |
| Smiths Group Plc | 1355.50 | |
+1.50% |
| Severn Trent Plc | 2069.50 | |
+1.42% |
| Imperial Tobacco Group | 2406.50 | |
+1.22% |
| Babcock International Group | 1165.50 | |
+1.04% |
| Eurasian Natural Resources Corp plc | 254.75 | |
-4.03% |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | 327.25 | |
-3.02% |
| Polymetal International plc | 648.75 | |
-2.48% |
| Next plc | 4579.00 | |
-2.37% |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 726.15 | |
-2.13% |
| Lloyds Banking Group plc | 114,765,846 |
| Vodafone Group plc | 63,797,903 |
| Barclays plc | 28,453,512 |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 21,186,655 |
| Glencore Xstrata plc | 18,622,857 |
Articles on the economy and stock markets
Markets fall sharply on US quantitative easing fears
23 May 2013
Economics Editor Ben Brettell examines the reasons behind the falls and whether investors need to take any action.
Japanese companies benefit from weaker yen
17 May 2013
A weakening currency has ignited a sharp rally in the Japanese stock market. Richard Troue explains how you could benefit.
Rate expectations - when will interest rates start to rise?
14 May 2013
Savers are naturally hoping for higher interest rates, but the market suggests they could be disappointed.