It was a morning of mixed fortunes on the Footsie. The index climbed 7.5 points to 5864, reboundi...
It was a morning of mixed fortunes on the Footsie. The index climbed 7.5 points to 5864, rebounding from an earlier loss of as much as 14.3 points. Railtrack Group Plc fell after ABN Amro said its shares were worth 13% of yesterday's closing price, and Diageo Plc dropped 18.5p to 756p after HSBC Securities advised selling the stock. Railtrack slumped 64.5p, or 15%, to 373.5, leading the Footsie declines in percentage terms. UBS Warburg says Railtrack will probably exit the Footsie 100 later this month. Railtracks likely replacement on the Footsie 100 Next Plc added 2p to 969. ...
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