LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index fell early on Monday led by miners as fears of recession in the United States increased, though HSBC and potential bid target Friends Provident rose.
Those who put their lives at risk everyday to save and rescue people in the UAE received an acknowledgement for their efforts from Watani, the social development program, which organized a trip to the holy lands.
London/Rome: Religious leaders and scholars from the Islamic world will meet the Pope for an unprecedented audience in November after a historic summit between Vatican prelates and their Muslim counterparts.
Merrill Lynch has raised price targets on miners Vedanta, Anglo American, Lonmin and Aquarius Platinum, saying it remains positive on metals, mining and steel.
For a while it looked like London might break into positive territory as banks recovered and buyers returned elsewhere, but a terrible US monthly jobs report had the leading index sinking like a stone.