FTSE drop back below 4,000 mark

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UK trading ended on a gloomy note today as the benchmark FTSE 100 for the first time in weeks closed...

UK trading ended on a gloomy note today as the benchmark FTSE 100 for the first time in weeks closed just below the 4,000 mark after losing another 67.30 points today to 3,963.90. Ambient gained 5p to 61.5p after the cash dispensing machine owner announced full-year earnings were "in line" with forecasts and that the company's performance is improving. Barclays lost 14.5p to 435.5p after its shares were cut to "in-line" from "outperform" by analysts at Citigroup. Meanwhile, British Airways dropped 7.5p to 144p. Carpetright advanced 25p to 632.5p. Britain's lar...

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