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Last Updated: Monday, 5 March 2007, 10:51 GMT
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Asian and European stocks continue to fall as the global share sell-off enters its second week.

HSBC reports record annual profits of $22bn, even as bad debt from its mortgage business in the US rose.
Rum maker Bacardi expresses an interest in buying the owner of vodka brand Absolut, a report says.

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FTSE 100 5998.0 down -118.20
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