In afternoon trading the UK's benchmark is trading marginally lower than its opening score for th...
In afternoon trading the UK's benchmark is trading marginally lower than its opening score for the day at 5910. It fell despite gains for energy stocks after price rises for the cost of June delivery for gasoline on the New York Mercantile Exchange and the July settlement for Brent Crude Oil in London last Friday. BP gained 9.5p to 63.5p, Shell increased 5p to 620p while the US Standard & Poor's fuel heavy index climbed 0.3% in early trading thanks to gains for Chevron, Texaxo and Exxon Mobil. Marks & Spencer is the primary drag on the Footsie today, falling nearly 4% in value to ...
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