FTSE 100 drops 16 points to 5465 with gains for tech stocks

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The UK's benchmark index, the FTSE 100 having climbed in early trading with gains for technology st...

The UK's benchmark index, the FTSE 100 having climbed in early trading with gains for technology stocks is now 16 points lower at 5465.6. CMG gained 5p to 235p, Marconi added 0.75p to 113p and Baltimore added 8p, gaining more than a quarter of its opening value, to 38p extending its four day 82% rise. Baltimore's chief executive Fran Rooney quit on Tuesday. The rising value of UK tech stocks follows that of gains for their US counterparts. Microsoft jumped $5.10 to 71.60 to record its biggest gain since April after the inventor of windows said recent sales topped estimates. The Dow J...

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