Japanese Stocks Shares Mixed as Nikkei Slips, Asian growth Insurer Leads FTSE 100 to Highest Level Since October 2007

Japan stocks latest update, Shares mixed as Nikkei slips, Japanese market slips back in spite of the country's strong economic data, while the euro remains weak over concerns for the bloc's economy

CFTC probe provokes bafflement and anger, US commodity market watchdog wants energy and metals traders to prove their over-the-counter trades are not futures contracts masquerading as swaps

From China economic update, China's, companies spurn dividends directive, Just 60% of its biggest listed companies pay a 30% dividend as required by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, a blow to efforts to entice long-term investors

Aviva shares boosted by Asian growth, Insurer leads FTSE 100 to highest level since October 2007, with defensive sectors such as telecoms and food retailers leading the way

Meanwhile, US seizes accounts of Bitcoin exchange, US court orders have frozen two accounts used by Mt Gox, the home for over half of all trades between Bitcoin and government-backed currencies