The FTSE 100 improved upon yesterday's decent advances at morning trade today. Bullish news for chip...
The FTSE 100 improved upon yesterday's decent advances at morning trade today. Bullish news for chip manufacturers spearheaded the rise. The FTSE 100 was up 17.6 points to 5546.7 at morning trade paced by computer-related shares after Merrill Lynch analysts said the worst may be over for the semi conductor industry. The Techmark 100 rose 6.32 points to 1579.99. Among the gainers, ARM, the designer of microprocessors, rose 4.75p to 288.75p. International Quantum Epitaxy, which supplies parts of semiconductors gained 6p to 174p and Marconi, the phone equipment maker, was up by 2p ...
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