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Rallying banks lead modest FTSE 100 bounce

LONDON - A rally by recently hard-pressed banking stocks led a bounce back by Britain’s top share index on Wednesday, snapping a four-session losing streak, although low volumes indicated some fragility ahead of another key EU summit.

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European shares up ahead of summit

LONDON - European shares gained on Wednesday, with some investors closing their short trading positions ahead of this week’s European Union summit to protect themselves from possible losses in case of a positive annoucement.

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OCA taps UAE market

OCA Ventures, a leading US technology venture capital firm, which is exploring opportunities in the UAE, said on Monday that it would be seeking to bridge the gap between US innovation and commercial opportunities in UAE.

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DED-issued licences jump 14% to 1,542 in May

The number of trade licences issued by the Department of Economic Development, or DED, in May 2012 reached 1,542, an increase of 14 per cent over the same period in 2011. The tourism sector accounted for the highest increase in number of licences at 57 per cent, followed by the professional (19 per cent) and commercial (13 per cent) sectors.

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