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[Edit] FTSE 100   5329.66down-0.48%
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BLACKS LEISURE GRP 45.24 5.24 +13.10%
ST.IVES 68.00 6.25 +10.12%
PHOENIX IT GROUP 270.50 22.50 +9.07%
INVESCO PROP INC 4.91 -0.84 -14.59%
EMBLAZE 53.74 -5.26 -8.92%
OXFORD BIOMEDICA 12.11 -0.89 -6.82%
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BP 588.80 0.10 +0.02%
VODAFONE GRP 136.25 -0.05 -0.04%
BT GROUP 148.00 -1.00 -0.67%
BARCLAYS 315.34 0.84 +0.27%
TESCO PLC 427.75 0.40 +0.09%
HSBC HLDG 740.40 -11.00 -1.46%
BRITISH AIRWAYS 203.80 -0.10 -0.05%
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LLOYDS BANKING GRP 94.21 2.74 +3.00%
MARKS & SPENCER 389.70 8.00 +2.10%
PRUDENTIAL 645.50 9.50 +1.49%
ENTERPRISE INNS 105.50 -5.60 -5.04%
ROYAL BK SCOTL GR 36.30 -1.50 -3.97%
YELL GROUP 41.92 -1.68 -3.85%
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Q. After two of the World's largest banks declare a return to profit, is it safe to say the banking crisis over?
Yes - all the skeletons are out of the closet
Probably - Investor confidence is starting to return
It's impossible to tell at this stage
No - this is a desperate ploy to boost credibility
No - the damage is deep, and lasting

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