FTSE tries to regain yesterday's losses

Sage rose 8.25p to 179.5p. The company, which makes accounting software, reported a 17% increase in fiscal first-half pretax profit, boosted by its acquisition of four companies. GUS gained 8p to 759p after the retailer said second-half revenue at its Argos and Homebase chains rose as it opened new stores and sold a wider range of products. Invensys advanced 1.25p to 19.5p. The engineering company said profitability improved in its fiscal second-half after it cut costs. In Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 297.78 points to 11,800.40 earlier today, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dec...