Markets afternoon briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Monday Mar 02 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Stock markets tumble on new bank fears Mar 02 2009 13:24 Global equity markets tumbled nday after a £12.5bn rights issue from HSBC and a fresh bail-out of AIG, the US insurance group, spooked investors around the world Read more » European currencies tumble after summit Mar 02 2009 11:29 The dollar rose on Monday, hitting a three-year trade-weighted high, but central and eastern European currencies fell sharply after hopes of a €180bn bail-out for the region were dashed Read more » FTSE falls close to six-year lows Mar 02 2009 12:09 London equities tumbled to near six-year lows after HSBC launched a deeply discounted rights issue and AIG confirmed plans to break itself up Read more » Gold steadies while oil drops Mar 02 2009 11:40 Gold consolidated around the $950 level while oil prices fell by more than $1 a barrel and base metals remained under pressure Read more » European shares hit fresh multi-year low Mar 02 2009 10:33 European shares slipped to their lowest level since the credit crisis began on Monday after the banking and insurance sectors were weighed down by news of HSBC 's record rights issue and AIG need for a third rescue package from the US government Read more » Korean stocks lead Asian markets lower Mar 02 2009 09:57 Korean stocks led the way down in a bad start to the week for Asia-Pacific equities amid concerns over the state of financial companies and poor data from the US 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.