MARKETS

…before correcting itself again after momentarily lifting the FTSE 100 into the black.

"The more gold prices drop, the more Chinese aunties buy," says Orient Securities' Yang Chunyan

King will be replaced by commercial director Mike Coupe as of July this year

Wine sales by leading world auction houses declined for the second straight year

Energy and infrastructure projects at risk in East Africa's largest economy.

FTSE 100 up 0.3% to 6,572.54 points just before noon.

BG's stock sank 15% while Vodafone lost 6% in Monday morning trade.

MSCI emerging stock index drops 1.6% on the day.

Property prices in Edinburgh move upward most in the fashionable New Town and West End areas.

Sanctions suspended on tankers belonging to National Iranian Tanker and National Iranian Oil.

Unilever CEO warned the UK that an EU exit would make it rethink billions in investment.

US mobile operator AT&T debunks takeover talks

JPM has paid around $23bn in scandal fines and litigation fees

Total CEO outlines Iran's hopes of being accepted back into the fold.

Royal Mail Group revenues saw small like-for-like revenue growth of 2% in nine months to end of December.

The Co-operative Energy chief said websites like moneysupermarket.com were negative influences on prices

Banks and businesses give a mixed reaction to Osborne's tough message at the World Economic Forum

South African mines producing half the world's platinum shut down on Thursday (January 23) as the sector's main union began a strike for hefty wage rises their employers say they cannot pay.

India Finance Minister P Chidambaram says gold import curbs will remain.

Web takeaway order service Just Eat reportedly hires JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs as advisers.

Peter Sands tells World Economic Forum in Davos takeover rumour is 'speculative rubbish'.

US investment bank joins a line of institutions that support the UK's EU membership

Britain's financially vulnerable will be offered better lending conditions at building societies and credit unions.

Benchmark Shanghai Composite Index has lost $571bn of market value over four years.

Len Fenwick exits Dow Jones after only two years at top of Rupert Murdoch-owned group.

Bill Gross's right-hand man stands down as chief executive of Pimco.

Banking giant also warns UK leaving EU will reduce investment from international companies

Pakistan's Finance Ministry says ban will last for 30 days.

Yields on 10-year treasuries may climb to 3.45% in 2014.