Pick of the early market news
Pessimism seeped back yesterday following more eurozone unemployment anxiety. The FTSE 100 closed 54 points down at 5,758 points. The biggest slumper was Barclays, down -5.55%. However Next shares climbed +2.59% following its first quarter numbers.
Overnight, Chinese banks helped drag Asian shares down with the Hang Seng Index slipping 0.5%.
