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The FTSE 100 has opened 1.3% higher as investors hope that newly-submitted Greek bailout proposals will be enough to stave off latest default fears.

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Sterling jumped 0.6% against the US dollar this morning, on the news wages in the UK grew at their fastest rate since 2001 in the three months to the end of April.

The FTSE 100 has fallen to a five-month low in early trading as investors continue to worry about the resolution of latest Greek debt talks.

The month of May marked the end of the UK's brief spell of negative inflation, as rising fuel costs have pushed the CPI figure above the zero mark once again.

UK equity income managers have been utilising more of their overseas investment budgets as they struggle to find suitable opportunities in the UK.

The London Stock Exchange and Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission have reached a deal allowing Hong Kong investors easier and cheaper access to UK-quoted companies than ever before.