Tate & Lyle fails to sour FTSE

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The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 9.8 points, or 0.15%, to 6,616.4, although Tate & Lyle limited any substantial gains.

Vodafone was the biggest winner with a rise of 3.67% to 149.9p, ahead of next week’s final results despite the news ‘roaming’ charges will be capped in the EU, while BT Group advanced 2.75% to 326.5p. Power company Drax added 3.14% to 820.5p, closely followed by Kelda Group which added 2.98% to £10.01, while Rexam climbed 2.88% to 535p, although Next limited gains with a fall of 1.87% to £22.57. Tate & Lyle was the biggest loser with a fall of 6.2% to 605p, following cautious comments about its trading situation, while GlaxoSmithKline slipped 1.97% to £13.44, Bradford & Bingley fell 1...

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