Daily round-up

Daily round-up

On Friday markets in the US closed up, with the S&P 500 up 0.3%, although there was some reversal in sentiment during the day as early optimism faded. In Asia today, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.3% and Hang Seng closed down 1.2%, compounded by a cautious investor reaction to the death of Kim Jong-il and the prospect of instability in North Korea as a consequence.

In early morning trading the FTSE Eurofirst 300 and FTSE 100 are up 0.4% and 0.3% respectively.  Strength in carmakers has somewhat offset earlier concerns that Fitch is set to downgrade the ratings of several European countries, including France.

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The Henderson Horizon Fund (the Fund) is a Luxembourg SICAV incorporated on 30 May 1985 and regulated by the Luxembourg Financial Services Regulatory Authority.

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