Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Dec 31 2008 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE 100 gains on last day of 2008 Dec 31 2008 09:12 London's FTSE 100 extended its winning run to three-consecutive days as investors prepared to settle their books for 2008 and reflect on a year of pain when the benchmark index had its worst annual fall in its 23-year history Read more » Quiet end to dismal year for Asian markets Dec 31 2008 08:30 Shanghai, which was the world's best performing stock market in 2007, dropped 0.7 per cent to end at 1,820.8 – a loss of 65.4 per cent since last year in what has been an awful 12 months for Asian markets 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.