A sluggish opening on the FTSE has seen the index slide 31 points, or 0.51%, but it remains over 6,000 at 6,045.5.
Rentokil, which has dropped 26.6p, or 25.33%, to 78.4p, Xstrata and Kingfisher are all down. However, gains for Whitbread, up 73p, or 5.95%, to £12.99, Enterprise Inns, Aviva, British American Tobacco and British Energy Group are all having positive Thursdays so far. In the US, the Dow Jones made marginal gains, climbing 9.36 points, or 0.07%, to 12,694.28. International Business Machines had the strongest day, climbing 2.08 points to 116.46, but was swiftly followed by American International Group, JPMorgan Chase, Alcoa and Caterpillar. However, Merck & Co fell 0.95 points, or 2.05%, t...
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