Breaking pre-market news on Thursday,

- Nationwide UK house prices fall 0.4 per cent in April — statement.

- Standard Life Q1 life and pension sales 20 per cent lower at £3.6bn — statement.

- DSG announces £310.6m rights issue and renegotiation of bank facilities — statement.
- Evercore says it will buy Bank of America’s special fiduciary services division — Reuters.

- Corporate: Independent, BG, BSkyB, William Hill, Cadbury, Smith & Nephew, Anglo American, Hammerson, Lookers, Mecom, Capital & Regional, Mama, BBA Aviation.

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