AFP - London shares dipped on Wednesday, amid renewed jitters about the health of the world's top banks and slowing economic growth.

AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of top companies stood at 5,5470.90 points, a loss of 0.12 percent, weighed down by losses to heavyweight mining shares.

Reuters - The dollar surged against the euro on Friday and was on track for its biggest one-day gain in about five years as evidence mounted the U.S. economic slowdown is spreading to the euro zone and around the world, damping the prospects of interest rate increases.

Reuters - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday and insisted inflation was still its key fear even though risks to growth were taking hold, prompting markets to scrap bets on rates rising again this year.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets slipped into the red on Thursday as investors tracked a flurry of company earnings reports, and set aside overnight gains on Wall Street, dealers said.

AFP - The European Commission proposed new measures Thursday for supervising credit rating agencies, which have been blamed for contributing to world financial turmoil.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets rose strongly on Wednesday as oil prices cooled further and after an overnight bounce on Wall Street which helped to lift Asian equity prices, traders said.

AFP - Blue chips closed higher as Wall Street remained firmer, with Rexam, Admiral and Aviva all continuing to gain after positive earnings news.

AFP - The pound briefly rebounded following the weak euro zone survey, before coming back under pressure on concerns about the outlook for the economy.