Trading was light today and early gains, prompted by good figures from ARM, had all but disappe...
Trading was light today and early gains, prompted by good figures from ARM, had all but disappeared by the close of trade thanks to a downbeat start to the day from Wall Street. The FTSE 100 finished the day up 18.2 points to 5405.3. ARM began the week with a flourish after it released a decent set of second-quarter results. Profits came in at £12.2m, ahead of market expectations at around £11m. The figures were accredited to higher sales from licensing, consulting and development services. The shares improved 33p to 234p. Index heavyweight Vodafone also put in a good show...
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