Compass Group slide leaves FTSE little to hold onto

The FTSE 100 index is currently down 24 points or 0.53% to 4,534.3 largely because Compass Group has lost a quarter of its value this morning. Compass’ share value is currently down 80.25p or 25% to 239.5p, but there is so far no specific news to indicate why the share has fallen so much. BAE Systems has managed to hold its ground and gain 2.25p or 1% to 214p even though its losses have widened. Barclays is down 5.25p or 1% to 522.25p as national press report Barclays and Standard Chartered Bank are looking at buying a South African bank It rival Royal Bank of Scotland is also down...