Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Feb 27 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Lloyds leads FTSE lower Feb 27 2009 08:57 London equities fell on Friday, on the day Lloyds Banking Group unveiled the extent of losses at HBOS, but failed to give details on the extent to which it would need to use the government's asset protection scheme. Read more » Japanese shares benefit from weaker yen Feb 27 2009 09:53 Japanese shares rose 1.5 per cent as businesses anticipated higher production next month and exporters benefited from the yen's decline this week Read more » Indonesia sells $3bn in debt at discount Feb 27 2009 06:38 Indonesia sold $3bn worth of debt at a discount in a dual-tranche transaction in an expansion of its fundraising efforts to plug a budget deficit Read more » Pay-curb policy dulls interest in Talf Feb 26 2009 23:26 Rules requiring companies tapping Talf to adopt restrictions on executive compensation has damped enthusiasm for its use 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.