Positive news for Microsoft and Motorola has lifted the FTSE 100 away from its seven-day low this...
Positive news for Microsoft and Motorola has lifted the FTSE 100 away from its seven-day low this morning, to bring the UK index up 52.1 points to 5444 points. Having posted its lowest close yesterday since March 22, the FTSE is showing strong gains for the technology and telecoms sector, with ARM up 17p or 8.3% to 222p, Cable & Wireless up 15p to 382p and Gresham Computing up 2.75p or 12% to 25.75p even though the firm says market conditions "remain difficult". Its half-year loss per share narrowed to 1.71p from 6.06p in the same period last year. Firms such as Marconi and Netcall ...
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