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General
Currencies
Managed funds
Indices
Capital markets
Commodities
Euro report
IPOs
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General
In addition to the companies coverage available in our investing tools area, we cover many other markets areas. Comprehensive currency information is shown on more than 150 currencies, including the euro. There is also comprehensive coverage on managed funds and capital markets, complimented by news provided by the Financial Times and analyst reports, company annual reports and company financials. Search for information on IPOs.
Currencies
Currency information is available for over 150 currencies with conversions against the US Dollar, The Japanese Yen, The British Pound and the Euro. Prices given are end-of-day.
From the currencies and money page http://markets.ft.com/news/markets/currencies select 'currencies home' to view charts and data for the performance of key currencies against one another.
Alternatively, select 'world currencies' to compare any of over 150 currencies against the USD, the GBP, the Yen or the Euro. Select the first letter of the name of the country for which you wish to view a currency to go directly to that part of the currencies list.
Currency Converter
The currency converter enables you to convert 24 currencies into 24 currencies. Prices given are end-of-day.
Select the link to 'currency converter' under data links on the currencies and money page http://markets.ft.com/news/markets/currencies. To convert from one currency to another select your original currency from the "currency to convert from" pull-down menu. Insert number of units, then select from the "currency to convert to" pull-down menu. Click "Display Results".
Managed funds
Information is available for over 22,000 individual funds in both Europe and the US. Information includes last price and last offer. Change and percentage change over the previous days close.
Use the symbol lookup in the right-hand column of the home page, enter either the full name or part-name of a fund and click go. You will either be taken directly to the tear sheet for the fund or you will be required to select the correct fund from the search results page by clicking the fund name. If the fund name does not appear, you will need to refine your search and try again.
To refine your search, type the name of the fund you are looking for and then check the 'fund' box. Select the type of fund you are looking for from the drop-down box. Press go and you will be taken directly to the tear sheet for the fund or you will be required to select the correct fund from the search results page by clicking the fund name.
Fund details are updated intra-day.
A fund tear sheet includes last price, latest offer, change in last price and percentage change in last price (over closing price for previous day). A chart depicting price changes over the past month is displayed and this is manipulable to reflect different timeframes using the drop down beneath the chart. Alternatively, click on the link to 'interactive charting' for other views of the chart, including comparisons with other funds and various statistical views of the chart.
It is also possible to add a fund to your portfolio using the 'add to portfolio' button.
Many of the fund tearsheets are complemented by links to related news as available in the Total Search archive and by analyst reports available from Merrill Lynch HSBC and Multex Investor.
Indices
Our Markets data & tools section http://mwprices.ft.com/custom/ft-com/html-marketsDataTools.asp covers indices from around the world.
Capital markets
Data on key benchmark government bonds, international euro bonds, 10-year government bonds for 21 countries, and emerging market bonds on 13 countries.
Commodities
Our commodities section http://www.marketprices.ft.com/markets/indices/westerneurope covers all the latest news for commodities.
Euro report
Euro forward rates against the euro for 28 countries. Also get Ecu rates and euro-zone bonds classified by sovereigns, supranational, and utilities.