The UK's benchmark the FTSE 100 index having gained in early trading ended the day marginally higher...
The UK's benchmark the FTSE 100 index having gained in early trading ended the day marginally higher after US markets opened lower. The Footsie gained 10.4 to 5286.10 having climbed more than 40 points to erase most of yesterday's decline. ICI added 27p to 416.5 after saying profit fell slower than expected. It dropped 11% in the second quarter rather than the expected 12%. Capita gained 34.5p to 457.5p when the provider of administrative and staffing services said first half profit climbed 52% on wining new orders. Energis meanwhile lost 24p, falling by almost a fifth, to 104p with...
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