26-Jun-2014 16:51

UPDATE 1-UK competition watchdog kicks off energy suppliers probe - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/26/ofgem-retail-idINL6N0P72O220140626

City analysts hail Dixons, Carphone merger as profits soar - Proactive Investors UK :: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/69857/city-analysts-hail-dixons-carphone-merger-as-profits-soar-69857.html

Gatwick to return £250m to shareholders - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10927984/Gatwick-to-return-250m-to-shareholders.html

Bank of England imposes first limits on size of UK mortgages - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/26/uk-britain-housing-idUKKBN0F10UE20140626

UPDATE 2-Standard Chartered warns on profits as markets arm slumps - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/26/stanchart-results-idUSL6N0P727I20140626

Barclays shares drop after New York sues over dark pools - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10926591/Barclays-shares-drop-after-New-York-sues-over-dark-pools.html

Wind and other renewables generated a fifth of Britain's electricity in early 2014 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/26/wind-renewables-generated-fifth-britain-electricity-energy

Era of men-only FTSE boards over - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28031507

UK population grows by more than 400000 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27972335

UPDATE 3-UK's LSE shares surge on historic $2.7 bln US index deal - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/26/lse-frankrussell-idUKL6N0P71JP20140626