Less than expected job creation figures for the past month in the US helped unsettle the FTSE although the index closed relatively unchanged up just 0.20 points at 4,698.90.
Reckitt Benckiser gained 51p to 1,389 on bets quarterly earnings figures will match expectations. Reuters added 12p to 346.5p on news its 2005 budget will be build on higher revenues expectations. Scottish & Newcastle dropped 7.5p to 376p after reports beer consumption in Russia may not be rising as fast as expected. Yell dropped 4p to 360.5p after the yellow pages publisher, demerged from BT, lost a court case in the US over claims more people used its books there than those of competitors. Shares are down in the US on job creation figures, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
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