Subscribe In print and onlinewww.ft.com/subscribetodayemail: fte.subs@ft.comTel: +44 20 7775 6000Fax: +44 20 7873 3428Briefingi BlackRock assets swell to almost $7tnThe world’s biggest fund manager has achieved arecord profit margin, as lower costs and new clientmoney boosted its assets. The New York groupattracted third-quarter inflows of $84bn.— PAGE 11i Brussels and UK in last-gasp Brexit talksNegotiators were last night locked in negotiations tobroker a deal as UK premier Boris Johnson soughtpolitical backing for a plan that imposes EU customschecks on goods entering Northern Ireland.— PAGE 4i Star UK stockpicker’s empire implodesNeil Woodford, the highestprofile City fund manager, hasbeen fired from his flagshipfund and walked away from histwo other investment vehicles.— ANALYSIS, PAGE 15; LEX, PAGE 10i ‘Bond king’ Gross in slow growth alertPimco founder Bill Gross has warned that in a worldwhere there are trillions of dollars in debt offeringnegative yields, investors should be holding stocksthat promise secure dividend payouts.— PAGE 19i UK colleges buck downward MBA trendGlobal applications have fallen 3.1 per cent in thepast year but UK schools saw an upturn, suggestingBrexit turmoil and a hostile immigration regimehave failed to deter prospective students.— PAGE 3i India eases Kashmir mobile phone curbsNew Delhi has lifted restrictions on 4m connectionsthat were blocked two months ago when it revokedthe Muslim-majority area’s autonomy. The internetand 2.6m pre-paid phones are still blocked.— PAGE 4i Empty stadium highlights foul Korea tiesA goalless World Cup football qualifier has beenplayed out in an empty Kim Il Sung Stadium inPyongyang, highlighting the worsening relationsbetween the two neighbours.— PAGE 4DatawatchWEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2019WORLD BUSINESS NEWSPAPEREUROPEWorld MarketsSTOCK MARKETSOct 15prev%chgS&P 5002998.752966.151.10Nasdaq Composite8144.328048.651.19Dow Jones Ind27047.5526787.360.97FTSEurofirst 3001543.701529.440.93Euro Stoxx 503603.243556.261.32FTSE 1007211.647213.45-0.03FTSE All-Share3982.063974.440.19CAC 405702.055643.071.05Xetra Dax12629.7912486.561.15Nikkei22207.2121798.871.87Hang Seng26503.9326521.85-0.07MSCI World $2175.282179.33-0.19MSCI EM $1017.451011.540.58MSCI ACWI $520.63521.14-0.10CURRENCIESOct 15prev$ per €1.1041.103$ per £1.2781.258£ per €0.8640.876¥ per $108.805 108.415¥ per £139.025 136.414SFr per €1.1021.099€ per $0.9060.907Oct 15prev£ per $0.7830.795€ per £1.1581.141¥ per €120.094 119.533£ index78.03178.595SFr per £1.2761.254COMMODITIESOct 15prev%chgOil WTI $53.4653.59-0.24Oil Brent $59.2859.35-0.12Gold $1490.601479.150.77INTEREST RATESpriceyieldchgUS Gov 10 yr129.801.750.02UK Gov 10 yr148.800.610.06Ger Gov 10 yr-0.420.04Jpn Gov 10 yr119.87-0.180.01US Gov 30 yr111.842.220.02Ger Gov 2 yr100.91-0.700.02priceprevchgFed Funds Eff2.042.13-0.09US 3m Bills1.681.680.00Euro Libor 3m-0.44-0.440.00UK 3m0.780.780.00Prices are latest for editionData provided by Morning...
