The UK's benchmark index the FTSE 100 fell 17.9 points to 5994.1 in early trading with losses for tel...
The UK's benchmark index the FTSE 100 fell 17.9 points to 5994.1 in early trading with losses for telecommunication stocks Marconi and Cable & Wireless. Marconi, telephone equipment maker lost 18p to 498pm, C&W fell 18p to 730p and microchip maker ARM fell 20p to 354p. The stocks lost value after JDS Uniphase said third and fourth quarter profit is likely to fall short of analyst expectations. Following yesterday's 4.2% Techmark rally London's tech focused index today fell 10.82 points to 2387.28. Today is budget day and the business world keenly waits to see what Gordon Brown, the Chanc...
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