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The European trading session opened with the main equity benchmarks showing an average gain of 0.1%. A positive Asian session is boosting a Europe that needs to leave the Greek crisis behind. When it seems that Greece is about to reach an agreement over the troika's requested measures, we have yet another delay.
Read moreReckitt Benckiser: Nomura maintains buy rating and 3,900p target.
Read moreInternational Power, the UK power generator which is 70% owned by French utility GDF SUEZ, claimed to have put in a strong performance in 2011 but the market begged to differ.
Read moreRead our views on 2012 and hear Alan Higgins, Chief Investment Officer for UK interviewed on Bloomberg.
UPDATED - Lack of euro crisis solution puts pressure on ratings
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