FTSE falls on Nikkei correction

In early trading, the FTSE index was sitting 48.71 points (1.04%) lower to 4,637. Scottish & Southern Energy shares fell 5.03% to £10.77 after the company went ex-dividend, while alternative asset manager Man Group and private equity giant 3i Group fell 3.5% to 250.6p and 2.86% to 275p respectively. But better than expected results sent Eurasian Natural Resources stock, soaring 6.76% to 879.5p. In the US, the Dow Jones ended Tuesday trading strongly, up 82.6 points (1%) to 9,217.94. American Express was up 4.28% to $31.69, and JPMorgan Chase added 2.38% to $41.70. In Japan, t...