FTSE slides at end of week

BG, BP and Royal Dutch Shell were among the biggest fallers as crude prices fell back under $76 a barrel. Standard Life was down 3.32% as investors were concerned about the group’s second quarter results to be published next week. Another financial services laggard was Old Mutual down 4.73%. The top risers were Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group up 1.71%, International Power up 1.55% and Next up 1.02%. In New York, a jump in the unemployment rate has hit the Dow Jones, currently down 48.28 points, or 0.36%, to 13415.05. General Motors, poised to be overtaken by Toyota as the world’s l...