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| Equities drift awaiting fresh catalysts |
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| Equities shrug off fresh record high for S&P 500 as a lack of new catalysts leaves bourses struggling for traction after recent good run |
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| Oil groups in rush for US export licences |
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| The US government granted 103 licences to ship crude oil abroad in its latest fiscal year, up by more than half from the 66 approved in fiscal 2012 and the highest since at least 2006, according to data obtained by the FT |
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| Return of boom-era debt deals raises alarm |
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| Are fears of an alphabetic apocalypse caused by price bubbles in complex markets little understood beyond world of finance overdone, asks Ralph Atkins |
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| Norway leads SWF push into China |
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| Sovereign wealth funds led by Norway's $810bn oil fund are using Hong Kong's IPO revival to achieve a long-held goal of ramping up China exposure |
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| Lloyds gains on St James's Place sale |
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| London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1 per cent in early trading, before turning positive to trade at 6564.99, while the international FTSE Eurofirst 300 was flat at 1,272.76 |