FTSE falls in early trading

By Scott Sinclair

30 January 2008 •

News of Standard Life's Trevor Matthews defection to Friends Provident has failed to boost either firm in early trading on the FTSE.

Shares in both Standard Life (now 219p) and Friends Provident (156.7p) have dropped over 3% in value in early trading, helping pull the index down 47.9p, or 0.81%, to 5,837.3. Experian, up 10.5p, or 2.57%,...

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