The FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares is up marginally by 4 points to 5,131 after yo-yoing across a...
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares is up marginally by 4 points to 5,131 after yo-yoing across a spread of more than 30 points during the first hour and a half of trading today. The picture is mixed, as investors continue piling back into good old BT but still feel nervous about prospects for mobile phone text messaging software developers Logica and CMG. Media is doing better, with Pearson up by 28p to 758p, and BSkyB up by 36p to 738p on news it is to wipe the slate clean with a write-off of its investments in failing Germany pay-TV operator Kirch. Financials are taking a...
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