MARKETS

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China's central bank sets currency's daily rate 1.1% lower against US dollar in latest move.

WGC says gold demand dropped 12% to a six-year low of 914.9 tonnes in Q2, while supply fell by 5%.

People's Bank of China's fresh devaluation by 1.1% raises fears of global currency war.

Currency sees biggest two-day drop since 1994 hitting international markets and mining firms.

Beijing lowers daily fixing rate against US dollar by 1.6% to 6.3306, following 11 August's surprise cut.

Glencore, BHP Billiton, Anglo American all edge into market's biggest fallers.

Currencies of Australia, Singapore and South Korea all lost ground against the US dollar after the surprise move.

Official figures showed Chinese exports plunge in July and factory prices suffer a steep fall.

820 million people will be affected by the bilateral trade agreement between the EU and the US.

Mining stocks recovered slightly from losses as medical technologists Aortech double revenue.

Investors awaiting crucial jobs report from US Labor Department.

Poor performance of mining firms continued as Inmarsat satellite communications made gains.

Slowdown in the UK's services sector pulled the market back from larger gains.

Investors weighing up the prospects of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve in September.

Recent turmoil in China has bought emerging markets into focus.

Research from Mintel suggests Britain may be falling out of love with tea

Legal & General reported an 8% rise in profits to £547m for the first half of this year.

China services index advances to 53.8 in July from 51.8 in the previous month.

A fall in Greek shares also concerned the market, making investors wary of making moves.

Daily turnover on mainland exchanges averaged the equivalent of $202bn over past 30 days, $72bn lower than US.

Figures showed US factory activity and consumer spending both lost momentum recently.

Brent oil was at its lowest since January as Opec output hit a recent high in July

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Rolls-Royce continues to gain on hopes investors will take the reigns and steer company to profitability.

China's manufacturing PMI for July was downwardly revised to 47.8 from 48.2.

Engine maker and car manufacturer rose to top of the market as mining firms faced China slowdown concerns.

The cuts in spending and the increased M&A activity in the market can be attributed to the falling oil price.

Beijing bars 24 accounts from trading on Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses.