The FTSE 100 index fell 83.90 points to 4,333.80 today after all but four stocks made losses in the wake of volatile oil prices and heightened terrorism fears sparked by events in Israel and Palestine.
British Airways dropped 14.5p to 259.75p even as new industry figures suggested continued recovery on the key North Atlantic routes between the US and Europe. Reuters, one of the best performing stocks of the last year, dropped 15.75p to 363.25p. Aviva reported it increased provisions for endowment complaints last year, helping send its shares down 16.5p to 520p. BP dropped 12.5p to 440p as crude oil prices dropped following comments from OPEC it may not impose output limits in light of fast rising oil prices. Bunzl led the gainers, adding 3.25p to 476.5p. Scottish Power adde...
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