MARKETS

Norway manufacturing grows 1.3% m-o-m in December after falling 0.4% in November.

Data from KPMG showed that permanent staff placement continued to rise in the UK.

Naira has declined 14% since the November devaluation.

German industrial production fell 0.7% from a year earlier in December after dropping 0.3% in November.

January figure was up 63% from that planned in December and 18% up from same month a year ago.

One97 Communications runs m-commerce platform Paytm.

Gold rally this year has stalled by technical resistance as fundamental chances hinge on US non-farm payrolls.

Slowing growth and Carney's assurance to return inflation to its 2% target, increases likelihood of a dovish bias in the BoE policy.

Sony's stock has doubled over past year and figures among top performers on Tokyo Stock Exchange.

BNP's 2014 net profit tanks some 97% owing to the near $9bn US settlement.

On a quarterly basis, growth has contracted 2% in Q4 after expanding 3% in Q3.

The rouble has come off 11% from last week's low but fundamental as well as technical challenges remain.

Russian currency has fallen in line with oil prices since last summer.

Patrick Pouyanne says oil prices usually take 18 months to recover from major price drop.

The world's biggest automaker's stock has gained some 2.25% so far this year in Tokyo trade.

Markit data shows UK service sector expanded faster than expected in January.

Dollar is off 2.3% from the recent 12-year high while the spot Brent is up 30% from the recent multi-year low.

Sony has predicted a narrower net loss of 170bn yen (£954m) for the fiscal year ending 31 March, 2015.

Further monetary easing is possible in case recovery doesn't pick up pace.

Sharper gains in Streling are unlikely as the market is waiting for BoE policy review on Thursday.

And even with Samsung, Google and Apple in the market, can the smartwatch be more than a niche?

USD/CNY is testing a key resistance and needs to pass 6.28 and 6.30 ahead of 6.35.

Vedanta Resources, Petrofac, BHP Billiton and Scotland's Weir Group are leading the FTSE 100

Both directors have had their pay suspended when they left the group.

Gazprom, however, does not expect cuts to affect its plans to build gas pipelines to China.

BSE Sensex sheds 0.5% while rupee loses 0.33% against dollar following RBI decision.

Monday's $6.5bn debt sale is the tech giant's fourth major debt offering in two years.

Spanish lender logs net profit of €1.46bn for three-months to December 2014.

Hammond said Iraq is seeking help to train troops and give them air cover.