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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/S4XZQQ/JQ0PJ8/N7MJ4W/YHDR05/   Markets morning briefing Monday May 13 2013 How useful are FT email briefings to you and what can we do to improve them? Take our short survey Markets   Tokyo stocks hit fresh highs Nikkei extends gains to fresh five-year peak as weaker yen fuels exporter earnings hopes, but other Asian markets cautious ahead of Chinese data http://link.ft.com/r/S4XZQQ/A5JOY2/8ANBW9/16TRKC/Q3M8SM/82/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   European groups write off record €350bn Amount of losses increases 7% in the past year and is the highest level recorded although Nordic countries represent small bright spot http://link.ft.com/r/S4XZQQ/A5JOY2/8ANBW9/16TRKC/EKBRM8/82/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Top hedge funds bet on Greek banks Groups prove eager to participate in the recapitalisation of the country's banks, with many expecting far better returns than from other wagers on recovery http://link.ft.com/r/S4XZQQ/A5JOY2/8ANBW9/16TRKC/T1W0FX/82/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   In depth - FT.com BP trial Libor scandal Bank bonuses Great tax race Video Markets Africa deserves the hype Africa is a land of opportunity and it may be doing a lot better than its data are telling us. Adam Robert Green, senior reporter with This is Africa, discusses with Long View columnist John Authers why GDP in many of the continent's nations has been underestimated and why the opportunities need to be assessed country by country. 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..