Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Jan 02 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE starts 2009 with trepidation Jan 02 2009 08:47 London equities opened for business in 2009 with small gains, but with dealing rooms thinly populated after the New Year break, trading was expected to be thin and volatile. Read more » Hong Kong leads broad but muted rally Jan 02 2009 05:16 Hong Kong shares rose as much as 2.7 per cent on their first day of trading in 2009, to lead a broad but muted rally across many of the Asia-Pacific markets open on Friday that lost steam as the day progressed Read more » Singapore recession set to deepen Jan 02 2009 05:01 Singapore's economy could contract by up to 2 per cent this year, raising fears that the city-state could be facing its worst downturn since independence in 1965 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 2009. "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.