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FTSE 100 dips as Sainsbury's falls FTSE 100 dips as Royal Mail falls
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(Open): London's leading shares fell early on Friday amid thin trading, with Intercontinental Hotels leading the downward trend. (Noon): London's leading shares fell on Friday morning amid thin trading, with Royal Mail leading the downward trend.
The hotel group fell another 2.4%, one day after going ex-dividend. The stock shed 3.6%, apparently because of worries over forthcoming pay talks with unions.
Another big loser was supermarket chain Sainsbury's, which dropped 1.5% as investors delivered their verdict on its deal to buy Home Retail Group. Another big loser was supermarket chain Sainsbury's, which dropped 2.2% as investors delivered their verdict on its deal to buy Home Retail Group.
Overall, the FTSE 100 was down 70.64 points, or 1.14%, at 6,104.26. By lunchtime, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 76.08 points, or 1.23%, at 6,098.82.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.4356, but fell 0.12% against the euro to €1.2608. On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.51% against the dollar at $1.4288 and was 0.8% lower against the euro at €1.2522.