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London trading got off to a strong start Thursday, following positive results for Rio Tinto and rumours Aviva could be the target of a buyout bid.

Financials and British Airways pushed the FTSE slightly higher this morning.

The FTSE 100 opened flat Tuesday after a slump in financial stocks sent the Dow Jones to its first close below 10,000 in three months.

The Dow Jones dipped in early trading this morning after seeing huge losses on Thursday.

The FTSE slumped 1.14% to 5080.80 in early trading as it continues to be battered by global concerns over the economy and debt issues in Greece and Portugal.

Shares fell in London this morning with miners losing ground after high metal prices increased their value earlier this week.

Looking back over the past decade, the performance of emerging markets has brought approving comments from even the most hardened critics.

It is that time of year when the big investment banks try to justify the vast amounts of money lavished on their research departments by presenting their annual forecast for the year ahead.

London's leading blue chip index gained slightly in early trading despite heavy losses from US technology stocks overnight.

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