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Pound and FTSE 100 lose ground UK shares end higher but pound is down
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UK shares have dipped further and the pound has lost ground as investors continue to digest the Bank of England's latest pronouncement. (Close): UK shares finished up slightly on Friday but the pound has lost ground as investors continue to digest the Bank of England's latest pronouncement.
On Thursday, the Bank stunned the markets by keeping interest rates on hold, following speculation that it would cut rates from 0.5% to 0.25%.On Thursday, the Bank stunned the markets by keeping interest rates on hold, following speculation that it would cut rates from 0.5% to 0.25%.
By mid-afternoon on Friday, the FTSE 100 was down 10.04 points at 6,644.43. The FTSE 100 gained just 15 points, or 0.22%, to close at 6,669.24.
The pound was down 0.47% against the dollar at $1.3281. Against the euro, it was down 0.17% at €1.1983. The FTSE 250, which is more weighted towards UK companies, closed down 60.77 points, or 0.36%, at 16,727.27.
The pound was down 1.15% against the dollar at $1.31.90. Against the euro, it was down 0.65% at €1.19.26.
Among individual shares, airlines bore the brunt in the wake of Thursday night's Bastille Day attack in the French resort of Nice.Among individual shares, airlines bore the brunt in the wake of Thursday night's Bastille Day attack in the French resort of Nice.
Easyjet and British Airways owner IAG were down 3.2% and 1.3% respectively. Easyjet and British Airways owner IAG were down 2.6% and 1% respectively.
At the same time, High Street mainstays Morrisons and Marks and Spencer fell 2% and 2.5% respectively. High Street mainstays Morrisons and Marks and Spencer fell 1.4% and 1.7% respectively.
Other European share indexes were also down, reflecting market gloom at the French terror attack. Earlier in the day other European share indexes were also down, reflecting market gloom at the French terror attack.
The Cac index in Paris was down by about 0.6%, while Frankfurt's Dax dropped about 0.2%. By the end of trading they had recovered much of the lost ground. The Cac index in Paris was down by 0.3%, with the biggest faller being hotel group Accor, down by 4%.
Frankfurt's Dax was pretty much unchanged at the close - down just 0.01%.