Markets am: Stocks rally as Syria fears ease, Vodafone leads FTS...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday August 29 2013     Markets   Stocks rally as Syria fears ease   Equities gain ground as easing tensions over Syria cause fall in oil and gold prices and a rise in bond yields ahead of US GDP data       Vodafone leads FTSE on disposal hopes   Shares in the UK wireless telecoms company jump nearly 10 per cent on hopes talks with US partner Verizon could lead to $100bn windfall     Concerns heighten over global oil supplies   Selling pressure wanes on equities in the wake of stocks' worst day since June a day earlier, leaving the S&P energy index up 1.9 per cent         Video   Carney-vorous markets   In his first major speech Bank of England Governor Mark Carney stepped back from previous warnings that the markets were pushing bond yields too high. Investment Editor James Mackintosh looks at why markets see a less certain outlook even as Mr Carney promises lower rates for longer           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.