The FTSE 100 came back to reality this afternoon as investors digested a string of poor news from co...
The FTSE 100 came back to reality this afternoon as investors digested a string of poor news from companies, sending the index down 10 points to 4,175 just ahead of the close. Scottish & Newcastle was down 20.75p to 367.25p after shares wend ex-dividend. Lloyds TSB dropped 15p to 429p on news of a credit downgrade by DBRS. BP dropped 6.25p to 432.5p after shares went ex-dividend and the company was forced by US Securities and Exchange Commission rules to cut about a third off previous estimates of the value of the oil reserves it has tapped into though its massive multi...
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