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FTSE 100 becalmed as Easyjet rises FTSE 100 down on miners and drugs
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(Noon): London's leading shares were little moved after a morning's trading, with airline Easyjet among the best performers. (Close): The FTSE closed marginally down with some poor performances for pharmaceutical and mining stocks.
Easyjet shares added 2.8% after an upgrade from UBS, which gave the firm a "buy" rating. The FTSE 100 index ended the day 34.07 points lower at 6986.40.
By lunchtime, the FTSE 100 index was up just 0.12 points at 7,020.59. Easyjet remained among the best performers. Shares closed 1.4% up after an upgrade from UBS, which gave the firm a "buy" rating.
On the currency markets, the pound was slightly up against the dollar at $1.2241 and steady against the euro at €1.1235. On the currency markets, the pound was relatively steady against the dollar at $1.22010 and firm against the euro at €1.1210.
Pharmaceutical firms were among the biggest losers on the 100-share index, with Shire shedding 2%, Hikma falling 1.5% and AstraZeneca down 1.4%. Pharmaceutical firm Hikma was the biggest loser on the 100-share index, down 2.7%.
But the worst performer was British American Tobacco, down more than 2%. The firm was Friday's biggest faller on the index after announcing a plan to merge with US cigarette company Reynolds. Mining stocks were out of favour with Randgold Resources dropping 2.3% and Anglo American down 2.6%.
High end fashion house Burberry was down 2.1% as rumours of a merger with Coach continued to swirl.