After breaking that all-important 4,600 barrier by close of business yesterday, the FTSE 100 index is little changed this morning.
Vodafone, which is the largest stock on the FTSE 100 by volume, has helped to keep trading afloat this morning, after announcing it will introduce new 10-speed multimedia handsets in Europe and Japan in time for Christmas. Vodafone’s share value rose 2p or 1.5% to 132.25p in the first hour of trading. This helped to keep the FTSE 100 at 4608.9, even though the other major mover is this morning heading downward. ITV has seen its share price drop 1.5p or 1.4% to 108.75p after selling a 5.5% stake in Thomson SA in France, which had been worth Euro256m. In Asia, things are not much bet...
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