In early trading the FTSE 100 rose 53.8 points to 5814 as Misys gained 46p to 510p on news this m...
In early trading the FTSE 100 rose 53.8 points to 5814 as Misys gained 46p to 510p on news this morning that it will meet its year-end earning expectations. ARM climbed 30p to 338, Marconi rose 23p to 343, Energis lifted 14p to 295p and Cable & Wireless gained 19.5p to 518p. Footsie stocks also benefitted from market gains in the US yesterday. The Nasdaq added 13.65 points to 1923.22 and the Dow Jones rose 58.17 to 10,216.73 while the Standard & Poor's 500 advanced 12.13 to 1191.81. Tech stocks favoured well by yesterday's US close. Intel gained $3.19 to 29.23 after the microchip...
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