How to find data on Reuters quickly and easily - News

CHAPTER 4
EQUITY MARKETS
IN BRIEF: EQUITY MARKETS
FULL QUOTES
Full quotes are Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs) that give you the full breadth of
real-time price information, e.g. RTR.L . For equities, they include fields such as
the last traded price, bid and offer, accumulated volume, <strong>to</strong>day’s and this year’s
highest and lowest prices, closing price, references <strong>to</strong> news, sec<strong>to</strong>rs and much
more.
Most real-time exchange <strong>data</strong> and services from third-party <strong>data</strong> providers are
charged separately. You should check your requirements with Reuters before you
start using the system.
BACKGROUND DATA
To view the last five years’ profit and loss figures, type B2 after the RIC,
e.g. FIA.MIB2 .
For the United Kingdom, Ireland, Egypt, Ghana and Turkey you also have B1
background pages, showing summary-level interim and preliminary profit & loss
figures, e.g. VOD.LB1 .
Reuters 3000 Xtra users can use Equity Views <strong>to</strong> see background <strong>data</strong> in much
greater detail. Right click on the company RIC and select Related Company Data.
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COMPANY NEWS
An asterisk symbol (*) beside a RIC on a display indicates that there is a recent
news s<strong>to</strong>ry on the company. Double-click on the asterisk <strong>to</strong> view the news item.
Alternatively, you can type the RIC and press the News function key F9 instead
of . For example, FIA.MI F9.
OTHER NEWS
Reuters 3000 Xtra users can view Top News in a web browser at:
http://<strong>to</strong>pnews.session.rservices.com
For research taking in articles from more than 550 respected publications, use
Global Press Watch. Codes are similar <strong>to</strong> those used in Reuters news.
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