Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Apr 07 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News FTSE's gains protected by defence stocks Apr 07 2009 08:41 London equities regained some forward momentum on Tuesday, as traders bought into defence companies on hopes of fresh spending from the Pentagon. Read more » Asian stocks set back by bank worries Apr 07 2009 05:19 Asian stocks ended a five-day rally as uncertainty about US banks pushed dealers to take profits on recent gains, while investors' reduced willingness to take risks lifted the US dollar and yen Read more » Overview: Bears regain the upper hand Apr 06 2009 22:31 US and European equities ran into profit-taking following last week's gains as investors continued to weigh prospects for the global economy Read more » Crude's early advance runs out of steam Apr 06 2009 22:36 Oil and copper made a flying start to the new trading week but the rally proved shortlived as weakness in equities translated into selling pressure in commodities Read more » Dollar recoups losses on stock sell-off Apr 06 2009 22:43 The US currency pulled back from early losses on Monday as global equity markets went into reverse and the greenback was back in demand Read more » G8 warns of hunger threat to stability Apr 06 2009 23:37 The world faces a permanent food crisis and global instability unless countries act now to feed a surging population by doubling agricultural output, a report drafted for ministers of the Group of Eight nations has warned Read more » Bank stocks drag Wall Street lower Apr 06 2009 21:41 Sun Microsystems tumbled in afternoon trade as its planned takeover bid by IBM ran into trouble Read more » New UK car sales plunge in March Apr 07 2009 01:55 Registrations in Britain drop by 30.5% year on year, suggesting the UK market has not yet hit bottom and renewing calls for the 'cash-for-bangers' vehicle scrapping scheme 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.