Markets afternoon briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Monday Dec 22 2008 FT.com - Financial Markets News Wall Street stocks decline in early trade Dec 22 2008 15:06 US stocks fell in early trade as investors reacted to the government's announcement last Friday of a bailout for the vital auto sector and new details of President-elect Obama's planned economic stimulus package Read more » Banks and miners keep pressure on FTSE Dec 22 2008 14:56 London equities were lower at the start of a shortened week's trade, with financial and resource stocks down as the Christmas break approached Read more » Gieve comments send pound to new low Dec 22 2008 11:43 The pound fell to a record low on a trade-weighted basis on Monday and advanced towards parity against the euro as traders bet that UK interest rates were headed lower. Read more » Weak industrial orders knock European shares Dec 22 2008 12:02 European shares slid on Monday, falling for the seventh consecutive day, as carmakers and metals stocks were knocked by plunging industrial orders data. Read more » Weaker yen boosts Japanese shares Dec 22 2008 09:34 The Nikkei 225 average rose 1.6 per cent despite the release of data showing a big fall in exports in November as a weaker yen gave relief to the shares of exporters Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.