Markets pm: Wall Street record underpins sentiment, Microsoft lo...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/H60H77/LS0M1R/TKDUIO/9Z3GXS/   Markets afternoon briefing Thursday April 11 2013 Markets   Wall Street record underpins sentiment Most major markets advance as equity investors shrug off a hawkish bias to the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last policy meeting http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/VT2K5N/D4L0IN/ZGUZCQ/MJCW2C/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Microsoft losses slow Wall St progress Micrsoft shares were hit badly after a report that the PC market shrank nearly 14 per cent, damping mood in broader markets http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/VT2K5N/D4L0IN/ZGUZCQ/GYBA86/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Yen rises as Japanese sell foreign assets Data run counter to predictions of cash from Japan hitting global markets in the wake of the Bank of Japan's dramatic move to ease monetary policy http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/VT2K5N/D4L0IN/ZGUZCQ/WHXJDW/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Asian armoury crimps South Korean stocks Tensions with North Korea and the impact of Japan's monetary easing combine to undermine Seoul's Kospi, Asia's worst performing index http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/VT2K5N/D4L0IN/ZGUZCQ/FDH2GB/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   IEA cuts oil demand growth forecast International Energy Agency revises down its estimate for European oil demand in 2013, warning on the impact of the Cypriot bailout http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/VT2K5N/D4L0IN/ZGUZCQ/WHXJD4/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Retail earnings lift London equity markets Retailers boost London equity indices after a batch of market-pleasing earnings from some of Britain's best-known high street operators http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/VT2K5N/D4L0IN/ZGUZCQ/YGDFII/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   China's forex reserves reach $3.4tn The country is facing heavy capital inflows in a sharp reversal from last year, raising concerns about levels of debt in the economy http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/VT2K5N/D4L0IN/ZGUZCQ/K9O5C2/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   In depth - FT.com BP trial Mali intervention Libor scandal Bank bonuses Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..