FTSE makes small gain after Hilton offer

Hilton Group, operator of the world's biggest chain of betting shops, has jumped 15% to 351p as it said it is considering an offer to buy its lodging unit. Reports suggest the purchase may be all cash and values the business at about £3.6bn. Tate & Lyle, which runs the world's biggest sugar refinery, is the biggest faller this morning as it slipped 3% to 455p. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 28.70 points, or 0.2%, to 13,420.54, paced by raw-materials suppliers including JFE Holdings after the price of oil slid and copper slumped. as demand from China declined. JFE, Japan's...