The European Union’s statistics office revealed that growth in exports helped euro-region economy to reach at stable position. Growth in exports covered up the slouch that came in construction business.

Recent reports have revealed there might be a weak opening expected for equities on the Wall Street at the beginning of this week. It was further added that the NASDAQ 100 and the Dow Jones have slumped to open at position lower by 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively.

While there were high expectations that the long running euro zone crisis would come to an end, here comes another shocker as it has been claimed that Slovakia has delayed giving its final decision.

With the soaring prices of Imperial Tobacco the rise in shares was also seen. It is a treat for investors as the shares lifted up by 26p to £21.43, yesterday.

The Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom has released information showing that April experienced a strong rebound in retail sales compared to previous months and sales last April.

According to the ONS Sales Index, retail sales volume in April were up 2.8% overall compared with last April, with sales values up by 6.2%.

Shares of the London Stock Exchange went up drastically today after Canadians revealed information about their plan to let out its £4.2 billion merger with TMX (owner and operator of Toronto Stock Exchange).

The disruption and the chaos caused to the global supply chains were reminisced when the FTSE 100 gained a little hope that the Greece financial dispositions shall be helped a bit. The disruption last time had come as the Japanese earthquake.

As the announcement of the failing to meet the projected profits came in, the shares of the UK’s largest domestic passenger carrier, Flybe, slipped steeply by 25%.

Admiral, the Cardiff-based group, announced on Friday that the shares of the company have increased by 4% in the first quarter. The company has posted an increment of 33% in the number of vehicles. The net profit was noted at £539million in the first quarter of 2011. The company has claimed that they have 10% of the share in the car insurance market.

All the shares of Swiss commodity trader, Glencore were booked on the first day by the investors including a 10% overallotment option. Huge number of investors participated in the mega float event organized by the company.