Live herethe pulse in london. Im guy johnson. Francine lacqua will join you from new york in the next hour. Lets check in where the markets are now. We started off down. Barclays is the standout story for the ftse 100 which is up, but barclays is down. The stock 600 up by half of 1 . We have reach raced 10 of the losses we made at the start of the year. We are now up 10 . Brent is up. 7 . Some of the Energy Stocks are on the front foot as well this one. Here is first word news. Gauge hasnas factory fallen for a record seventh straight month. Dropped to the weakest in seven years. The dater underscores the challenges for policymakers as they seek to cut overcapacity. The japanese government is being paid to borrow money as it sold 20 billion in debt at an average yield of 0. 2 . U. S. President ial hopefuls are gearing up for super tuesday. Delegates needed for a republican candidate to win the nomination are at stake. 1 3 for democrats. In a dozen states, donald trump, and democratic l
BHP Group's revised proposal for a combination with Anglo American plc includes a range of socio-economic initiatives aimed at addressing concerns and benefiting South Africa.