Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Apr 01 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE sags amid thin volume Apr 01 2009 09:05 London equities cooled, unable to sustain the momentum from the previous session's recovery rally as the week's zig-zagging run continued. Read more » Asian share gains led by exporters and banks Apr 01 2009 05:27 Asian stocks started the new quarter with more gains after an impressive performance in March on expectations the frail global economy is about to bottom out and hopes the financial system was on the mend. Read more » Chinese manufacturing sector worsens Apr 01 2009 05:45 The Chinese manufacturing sector took a fresh turn for the worse in March, after three months of tentative improvement, a survey by brokerage CLSA showed Read more » Wall Street financials bounce back Mar 31 2009 22:19 Wall Street rallied, taking the benchmark S&P 500 index to its best month since 2002 as buyers eyed bargains after Monday's heavy sell-offs Read more » Solvay bid talk boosts European drugs stocks Mar 31 2009 22:42 Belgium's Solvay was in focus amid talk that a large European drugmaker was running its tape measure over the chemicals and pharmaceuticals group. Its shares rose 4.9 per cent while the FTSE Eurofirst 300 Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology index gained 2.9 per cent 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.