Trading is likely to be quiet today with little news expected on the corporate front and traders win...
Trading is likely to be quiet today with little news expected on the corporate front and traders winding down activity ahead of the Easter holiday. The FTSE 100 slipped in value but losses or potential gains are expected to be modest. The US's Nasdaq enjoyed another decent day's trade yesterday boosting confidence in UK technology stocks. At morning trade the FTSE 100 slipped 33.8 points to 5754.3. Telecoms and predominantly old economy stocks led the index lower. Heavyweight Vodafone slipped 3p to 216p as did EMI, tumbling for a second day, down 22p to 440p. Speculation mounts ...
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