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Bankia set to ask Spain for more than $19 billion

By Reuters

Spain's Bankia SA <BKIA.MC> is set to ask the state for a more than 15 billion euros ($19 billion) bailout on Friday, marking another rise in the cost of a drawn-out rescue of the country's fourth-biggest bank. (1:21 pm)

MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION, GDP, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, LONDON

Britain's FTSE down in thin volume after breakout fails

By Reuters UK

Britain's top share index was a touch lower in thin, choppy trade on Friday, with cyclical stocks once again suffering as lack of clarity on the euro zone's debt and economic crisis threatened to slow the global economy. (1:07 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, BARCLAYS, HSBC, FTSE, ELECTIONS, LONDON

Stock futures up on ECB hopes but warnings about Greece limit gains

By Reuters

The S&P 500 index futures edged up on Friday on hopes that the European Central Bank could take further action to tackle the region's debt crisis, but gains were capped by fresh warnings over Greece. (1:00 pm)

MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, MICHIGAN

Euro / Yen - 25/05/2012 10:42 GMT

By Mataf

(12:21 pm)

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