MARKETS

Germanwings disaster and French strikes hit budget airline as Greece sucks life out of FTSE 100.

GBP/USD has upside room up to 1.5875 as long as 1.5200 support holds.

Investing in distressed oil companies could be risky say finance experts.

Morgan Stanley's giant physical oil trading business is the largest and oldest on Wall Street.

Goldman Sachs says that a "sequential decline" in crude oil prices might not begin until later in the year.

Australia to table 2015 federal budget at 10:30am BST and India will release factory and inflation data at 01.00pm BST.

French president, on state visit, urges west to life embargo on Cuba.

FTSE 100 had been buoyed by China's interest rate cut but failed to build on morning momentum

Japanese conglomerate Sharp will make public its restructuring plan on 14 May, after the market closes.

Brent crude could trade at an average price of $60 a barrel in the third-quarter of 2015 and then rise to $65 a barrel.

China's crude oil purchases are expected to remain robust despite slowing economic growth.

USD/THB has upside room up to 34.50 as long as the 32.50 support holds.

Shares in Toshiba tank 16.55% to finish at 403.3 yen in Tokyo trade amid a sell-off.

Nasdaq borrows from bitcoin with share-trading platform verified by the blockchain, not lawyers.

Shanghai Composite index gains 3% on the back of Beijing's latest stimulus measures.

Euro's uptrend is intact as long as 1.08 support holds.

US dollar broadly improves as China rate move fails to boost risk appetite.

Capital Economics expects some major headwinds for crude oil prices, both on the supply and demand side.

The rupee hit a 20-month low last week and charts suggest retest of 2013 lows likely.

BoE meeting significant as it is the first after David Cameron's re-election.

US gold futures for delivery in June gain 1% for the week.

The loonie is up 5% against the US dollar over the past four weeks.

New York set to see its first bitcoin exchange after itBit was granted a charter.

Early positive response to a Conservative victory is set to make way for caution.

Swiss franc off weekly highs after April CPI data.

Pound is now just 30 pips away from a four-month high vs dollar.

India's Sensex buoyed by news that New Delhi has set up a panel to suggest ways to resolve retrospective tax row.

FinMin Arun Jaitley says New Delhi has formed a panel to suggest ways to resolve the minimum alternate tax (MAT) row.

Markets breathe sigh of relief after poll suggests Tories fall just seven seats shy of majority.