FRANKFURT, Dec 13- Deutsche Bank said on Thursday that its radical restructuring plan would hit fourth-quarter profits "significantly" as the bank gets on with cleaning up its balance sheet, but there was no cause for investors to be alarmed.
NEW YORK, Dec 13- Stock exchange operator Nasdaq OMX is cancelling a series of premarket trades that resulted in wild price swings in a number of stocks on Thursday, including Citigroup and Hewlett-Packard, the exchange said in a statement. "We have no comment further than our ruling," said Robert Madden, a Nasdaq OMX spokesman.
*Capital rules would start a year late in January 2014. LONDON/ BRUSSELS, Dec 13- The European Union is close to a deal over tougher capital rules for banks after officials struck a series of preliminary agreements, including to introduce the rules in January 2014 and to cap bankers' bonuses.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13- Top central banks around the world on Thursday renewed a series of currency swap lines set up during the 2007-2009 financial crisis, providing a precaution against future market strains.
LONDON, Dec 13- Gold prices fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, failing to sustain gains made after the Federal Reserve unveiled a fresh round of bond purchases, as investors switched focus to the prospect of a looming U.S. fiscal crisis.
*Capital rules would start a year late in January 2014. LONDON, Dec 13- European officials have reached tentative deals to implement tougher capital rules for banks in January 2014 and to cap bankers' bonuses, inching them towards agreement on a new law to strengthen the financial system.