The FTSE 100 Index eased off earlier lows but still ended the day down 37.10 points, or 0.6%, at 5,823 points, following this morning's foiled plan to blow up US-bound aircrafts.
British Airways fell 5.06% to 370.25p after it banned all hand luggage from planes leaving the UK, including items such as laptops and mobile phones. Vodafone declined 3.86% to 112p after German peer Deutsche Telekom shocked the market with a warning on profits and a gloomy assessment of growth in its home market. BP dropped 0.73% to 615p and Royal Dutch Shell declined 0.97% to 1,931p after US crude oil fell over a dollar to $75.34 a barrel. More positively, International Power gained 3.35% to 316.50p after it said it had enjoyed a strong financial performance during the first half an...
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