Markets afternoon briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Apr 28 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Wall St set to slide on financial and flu fears Apr 28 2009 13:50 Fears over capital positions at Citigroup and Bank of America led financial stocks lower before the market opened, joining travel and tourism stocks, which looked set for a second day of losses on fears of a global swine flu pandemic Read more » Fading risk appetite hits EM currencies Apr 28 2009 11:56 Currencies were driven for a second session by ailing risk sentiment after public health concerns continued to weigh on global financial markets Read more » Commodity markets retreat on swine flu fears Apr 28 2009 12:41 Commodity markets remained under pressure amid mounting concerns that the outbreak of of swine flu in Mexico could turn into a global pandemic Read more » Daimler hits bourses after first-quarter loss Apr 28 2009 11:58 European carmakers dealt a blow to the region's bourses after Germany's Daimler reported a worse-than-expected first-quarter loss Read more » Flu fears linger on FTSE Apr 28 2009 13:06 London equities were not immune to the worries about the economic implications of the swine flu outbreak, but newsflow from five FTSE 100 constituents provided distraction Read more » Asian share markets down with the flu Apr 28 2009 10:52 Asian stocks slipped for a second day on worries about the potential economic fallout from the swine virus outbreak, even as investor reaction remained limited due to uncertainty about the full impact Read more » Allianz, American Express unload ICBC shares Apr 28 2009 06:01 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's biggest bank by market value, said Allianz and American Express had sold shares in the Chinese lender as the shares are freed from lock up 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.