Markets pm: Stocks finish choppy weak in sour mood, China wealth...

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/8P1R88/LS7K1R/1JR6NM/A7P8KJ/   Markets afternoon briefing Friday July 26 2013 Markets   Stocks finish choppy weak in sour mood Nikkei 225 index tumbles 3% in spite of fresh signs that Abenomics, the prime minister's three-pronged economic plan, is taking effect http://link.ft.com/r/8P1R88/DXTSGO/FXHVQP/K9EJNR/WH9TDH/50/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=26   China wealth fund downgrades commodities The focus has switched instead to global banking stocks, with equity investments in that particular financial sector rising from 19% to 22% http://link.ft.com/r/8P1R88/DXTSGO/FXHVQP/K9EJNR/B485LK/50/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=26   Emerging market sparkle begins to fade Growth in EM economies can no longer keep pace with popular aspirations raised during the periods of rapid growth before the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/8P1R88/DXTSGO/FXHVQP/K9EJNR/YGJBI8/50/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=26   Bankers win in Severn Trent attack The cost of beating off the bidders was £19m and most went to the advisers organising the defence, while shareholders are no better off http://link.ft.com/r/8P1R88/DXTSGO/FXHVQP/K9EJNR/521VFV/50/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=26   Dollar falls on fears of dovish Fed Catalyst for move appears to be media report saying US central bank may lower jobless threshold and institute target floor for consumer price inflation http://link.ft.com/r/8P1R88/DXTSGO/FXHVQP/K9EJNR/YGJBI6/50/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=26   Pearson tops lacklustre FTSE after results Shares in Pearson are the best performers in the FTSE 100 after the educational publisher reports a rise in first-half revenues http://link.ft.com/r/8P1R88/DXTSGO/FXHVQP/K9EJNR/7ZTA32/50/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=26   In depth - FT.com Libor scandal Austerity Europe Great tax race US states of emergency 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..