In London, the markets fell in early trading as a series of company results were released; the FTSE 100 was down 16.8 points, or 0.25%, to 6,607.6.
Yell Group shares made the biggest gains after the company reported a 21% rise in earnings, up 11.25 points, or 2.4%, to 480.5p. Barclays shares added 11.5 points, or 1.56%, to 746.5p and Standard Chartered gained 20 points, or 1.21%, £16.77. Imperial Tobacco shares rose by 23 points, or 1%, to £23.18 and Man Group shares added 5.5 points, or 0.9%, to 615p. These gains were offset by losses from Johnson Matthey, down 48 points, or 2.66%, to £17.54. Home Retail shares fell by 8.5 points, or 1.92%, to 433.25p, closely followed by Kingfisher, which saw shares lose 4.25 points, or 1.91%, to...
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