The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently down 6.20 points to 4,067.40 after UK stocks opened Wednesday mo...
The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently down 6.20 points to 4,067.40 after UK stocks opened Wednesday morning on a mixed note. 3i Group dropped 16.5p to 579.5p after the company announced it would sell up to 550m euros in bonds convertible into share to finance existing debt. Bradford & Bingley climbed 16p to 326.25p. British American Tobacco advanced 12p to 673p after speculation that the company was in talks with R.J Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc. about merging their U.S. cigarette businesses. Meanwhile, Imperial Tobacco fell 18p to 1,025p. EasyJet shed 5...
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