The nonmanufacturing sector of the U.S. economy slowed to its weakest pace in four years in March, raising questions about whether the economy has hit a soft patch, the Institute for Supply Management reported … via MarketWatch

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Mutual fund schemes Franklin India Prima Plus, HDFC Top-200, Prudential ICICI Power, Reliance Growth and Sundaram BNP Paribas Select Midcap have been selected as top performing schemes by brokerage house ICICI … via Business Standard

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In a joint online release today, Public Agenda and its partner Foreign Affairs made public new results from the fourth edition of the Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index. via Docuticker

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Several high-profile stocks have been on the front foot buoyed by bid speculation and a series of positive broker upgrades.

The attention of the market was on the likes of Argos owner Home Retail Group and insurance fund firm Resolution, despite a lack of impetus in the overall FTSE 100 Index.

The Footsie finally closed 1.4 points lower at 6364.7 after drifting in negative territory for much of the day.

The second tier was also in the spotlight after strong gains for Durex-to-Scholl group SSL International and Carphone Warehouse amid talk of approaches from trade buyers and private equity firms. Read more

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Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Thursday’s session are Constellation Brands Inc., Norfolk Southern Corp., and Dell Inc. via MarketWatch

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