European Market Commentary
European Markets Fall On Weak Eurozone Retail Sales Data, Miners - European Commentary
Friday July 03, 2009 14:00:00 EDT
(RTTNews) - The European markets fell for the second day on Friday, as a report showed Eurozone retail sales dropped more than expected in May and mining stocks edged lower after copper prices declined.
Trading volumes were exceptionally light because of Wall Street's closure for the Ind (continued...)
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United Kingdom News
British Airways June Traffic Falls 3.8%; Cuts Spending - Update
Friday July 03, 2009 11:11:00 EDT
(RTTNews) - Friday, British Airways plc (BAY, BAY.L,BABWF.PK, BAIRY.PK) posted a 3.8% fall in June traffic. Apart from the challenging economic conditions, June performance metrics reflected the impact of the rapidly spreading A(H1N1) flu. The airline slashed its projected capital spending for (continued...)
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| GBP | USD | EUR | JPY | |
| GBP | 1.00 | 1.6338 | 1.16992 | 156.89381 |
| USD | 0.61207 | 1.00 | 0.71608 | 96.03 |
| EUR | 0.85476 | 1.3965 | 1.00 | 134.1059 |
| JPY | 0.00637 | 0.01041 | 0.00746 | 1.00 |

