The FTSE 100 index is up a shade by 16 points to 3,609 following gains by the biggest stock BP on ri...
The FTSE 100 index is up a shade by 16 points to 3,609 following gains by the biggest stock BP on rising crude oil prices. Its weighting means BP has dragged the index up more than 3 points, while its shares are up 3.75p to 405.75p as crude oil hits 12-year highs. Top gainer by share price is British Land, which has put on 21p to 426p following yesterday's renewed pressure from institutional investor Laxey Partners for the company to boost returns to shareholders or sack its chairman John Ritblat. Invensys has turned, adding 5p to 13.5p after yesterday's commitments to ...
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