FTSE up despite mixed shares

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The benchmark FTSE 100 index is currently up about 10 points to 4,233, despite UK stocks opening on ...

The benchmark FTSE 100 index is currently up about 10 points to 4,233, despite UK stocks opening on a mixed note this morning. HSBC added 5.5 pence, or 0.7 percent, to 814.5. Antisoma shed 4.75p to 35.5p. The company, that is a developer of cancer treatments, said it has stopped working on a new lung cancer treatment after the drug showed kidney toxicity in tests. Chaucer Holdings climbed 1.5p to 46p after the Lloyd insurer said business prospects for 2003 are "very promising". InterContinental Hotels Group gained 4p to 513p. Radisson Edwardian Hotels is to buy ...

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