The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently down about 4 points to 4,287 after UK stocks fell this morning, ...
The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently down about 4 points to 4,287 after UK stocks fell this morning, paced by losses made by GlaxoSmithKline. The largest drugmaker in Europe dropped 15p to 1,260p after Canadian competitor Apotex released a new antidepressant drug similar to Glaxo's version. Rexam, the world's largest maker of beverage cans, also shed 6.25p to 406p. Artisan gained 0.63p to 4p. The homebuilder and officer developer announced that business in the first half beat the year-earlier period and it now predicts to resume dividend payments after boosting profitab...
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