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FTSE 100 lifted by bank shares FTSE 100 closes flat as oil gives up gains
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(Noon): Banking stocks helped to lift the London market and oil stocks were also higher as the price of crude rose above $50 a barrel again. (Close): London's main share index, the FTSE 100, gave up early gains to close flat.
Shortly before midday, the FTSE 100 index was up 26.37 points at 6,218.30. The FTSE 100 index ended the session 6.32 points lower, or 0.01%, at 6,185.61.
Among the banks, Standard Chartered shares rose 3.5%, Barclays climbed 2.7% and RBS was 2.2% higher. It had earlier been supported by oil stocks, such as BP and Shell, as the price of crude rose.
The price of Brent crude rose above $50 a barrel before slipping back, with markets keeping a close eye on the latest meeting of Opec oil producers. Brent crude earlier rose above $50 a barrel but slipped back as Opec oil producers failed to agree a ceiling for production.
Shares in oil giant BP rose 1.2% while rival Royal Dutch Shell added 1.1%. The top riser in the FTSE 100 was Johnson Matthey, up 5.9%, The company, which makes catalysts for car emission-control devices, reported a 5% drop in full-year profits, but forecast better results for the coming year.
Top riser in the FTSE 100 was Johnson Matthey, up 3.6%, The company, which makes catalysts for car emission-control devices, reported a 5% drop in full-year profits, but forecast better results for the coming year. Shares in plumbing supplies firm Wolseley fell a further 1.1%. Its shares had dropped 5.5% on Wednesday after it reported slowing revenue growth.
Shares in plumbing supplies firm Wolseley fell a further 1.3%. Its shares had dropped 5.5% on Wednesday after it reported slowing revenue growth. In the FTSE 250 shares in Moneysupermarket fell by 6.4% after investment bank Jefferies cut its rating on the stock to hold from buy.
In the FTSE 250 shares in Moneysupermarket fell by 6% after investment bank Jefferies cut its rating on the stock to hold from buy. On the currency markets, the pound was little changed against the dollar at $1.4416, and was 0.32% higher against the euro at €1.2925.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.2% against the dollar to $1.4440, and was unchanged against the euro at €1.2888.