U.K. stocks fell in early trading this morning, led by Hays Plc, after the U.K.'s largest staffing c...
U.K. stocks fell in early trading this morning, led by Hays Plc, after the U.K.'s largest staffing company said first-half profit fell 17% after slackening economies dented demand. And Pace Micro Technology, a maker of set-top boxes for NTL Inc., plunged more than 50% after cutting its fiscal full- year revenue forecast. The benchmark FT-SE 100 Index dropped 12.6 points to 5229.4 after Hays slipped 15.25p, or 7.3%, to 194.75p, the largest percentage drop in the FT-SE 100 Index. Net income fell to £67m in the six months ended Dec. 31, from 81 million pounds in the year-ago period. Re...
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