Markets morning briefing

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Tuesday Apr 21 2009 FT.com - Financial Markets News Japan to issue $110bn bonds for stimulus Apr 21 2009 08:24 The Japanese government said it would issue bonds worth 10.82 trillion yen ($110 billion) to fund its planned stimulus package to try to rescue Japan from its deepest recession since World War Two Read more » Tesco tops FTSE after record profit Apr 21 2009 08:49 London equities made tentative gains, with Tesco top of the leaderboard after it reported forecast-beating annual profits, helping limit losses from fresh selling in the banking sector Read more » Asian shares fall on new credit fears Apr 21 2009 05:54 Asian stocks fell and government bonds following a 41% quarterly increase in bad loans at Bank of America renewed fears of deteriorating credit, halting a rebound in risk taking Read more » India cuts key interest rates by 25 points Apr 21 2009 07:17 India's central bank cut its key short-term rates by 0.25% to shore up faltering growth in the face of the global economic slowdown Read more » Stock markets hit by BofA's bleak forecast Apr 21 2009 06:01 US stocks suffered their worst one-day fall in six weeks as Bank of America spooked investors in financial shares by painting a bleak picture of economic conditions in the months to come, with Asian shares extending the losses 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.