LONDON (ShareCast) - 1200: Footsie (news) remains in the doldrums with buyers sitting on the sidelines. Diageo (LSE: DGE.L - news)
is the best performer after its restructuring proposals yesterday. Life groups Friends Provident and Legal & General (
3166.KL -
news) are also going well. WPP (LSE:
WPP.L -
news) , LSE and Lonmin (LSE:
LMI.L -
news) are propping the index up. FTSE 100 down 34 at 4,306.
0945: London's top stocks are still in the red. The London Stock Exchange is the biggest faller, followed closely by Schroders (LSE: SDR.L - news) . WPP Group is also down on a broker downgrade. The major risers so far are Friends Provident, Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO.L - news) and Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L - news) . FTSE 100 is down 36 points to 4305.
0825: London's top stocks have dropped in early dealings Thursday after Wall Street steadily declined from morning highs on Wednesday. Specialist computer and video games retailer Game Group (LSE: GMG.L - news) is leading the FTSE 250 (news) lower after reporting a 15.4% drop in like for like sales. FTSE 100 is down 39 points at 4,301.
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