• UK services data dims chance of triple-dip recession
• Eurozone slump deepens
• Inflation across the OECD slows
• US service sector recovery gains momentum
• Dow closes at highest ever level – FTSE at 5 year high
• Nikkei at 4½-year high overnight
• US tells G7 to avoid currency intervention
• Yen dropped 16% against USD in six months
• Oil may rise as pipeline stays shut and Chavez dies
• Gold gains for second day as investors eye stimulus measures