Markets afternoon briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Mar 24 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Pound climbs after UK inflation surprise Mar 24 2009 10:37 The pound rose to a six-week high against the dollar on Tuesday after UK inflation recorded a surprise rise last month. Read more » FTSE's rally fades as miners take toll Mar 24 2009 11:31 The FTSE 100 cooled on Tuesday, as mining stocks choked off an early rally led by banks Read more » Alcatel-Lucent flies on China 3G deal Mar 24 2009 11:18 The French telecommunications group led the FTSE Eurofirst 300 on news of a deal taking it into Chinese markets Read more » Rally stalls in commodity markets Mar 24 2009 12:32 Commodity markets eased back after a broad advance in the previous session following new proposals from the US government to help clean up the banking sector's toxic assets Read more » Asia-Pacific markets extend the rally Mar 24 2009 10:47 Asia stocks pushed up to a two-month peak on Tuesday while higher-yielding currencies jumped against the battered yen as Washington's plan to relieve banks of toxic debt spurred investors to pick up riskier assets 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.