Excitable stocks return to earth

After a roller-coaster ride during the first six months of 2009, the FTSE 100 has hit a pause. So where next for stock markets?

After a roller-coaster ride during the first six months of 2009, what next for the FTSE 100?

It has been stuck in a 1,000-point range since October, falling back every time it has reached 4,500, notes Neil Hume in the Financial Times, and it may well remain range-bound for now.

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