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Airline shares lower after terror attack | |
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Shares in Easyjet and BA owner IAG both closed lower in the wake of Sunday's assaults in London. | |
Easyjet was down 3% and IAG down 2.4%. Madame Tussuad owner Merlin also fell 2.4%. | |
The wider FTSE 100 closed slightly lower, slipping 0.3% to 7525.55. | |
Ocado shares closed down 1.7% despite the online retailer securing its first overseas deal to set up an online grocery service for a European retailer. | |
Ocado's shares had initially greeted the news with a 7% surge. | |
Ocado, which had originally pledged an overseas deal by the end of 2015, did not name the retailer or say how much the contract was worth. | Ocado, which had originally pledged an overseas deal by the end of 2015, did not name the retailer or say how much the contract was worth. |
Ocado's shares have risen by 37% in the past two months and Neil Wilson, analyst at spread betting firm ETX Capital, said the drop could be linked to investors deciding to take profits. | Ocado's shares have risen by 37% in the past two months and Neil Wilson, analyst at spread betting firm ETX Capital, said the drop could be linked to investors deciding to take profits. |
However, he said it was still unclear what value the deal would bring to Ocado. | However, he said it was still unclear what value the deal would bring to Ocado. |
"We don't even know who the company is - Ocado simply dubs it a 'regional' retailer (not a national one). This is progress after a lot of promises, but it's not exactly like doing a deal with Wal-Mart - yet," he said. | "We don't even know who the company is - Ocado simply dubs it a 'regional' retailer (not a national one). This is progress after a lot of promises, but it's not exactly like doing a deal with Wal-Mart - yet," he said. |
Old Mutual was among the biggest risers, gaining 2.4% | |
The firm was continuing to gain from Friday's announcement that the firm's wealth management arm had snapped up the financial adviser network Caerus Capital Group. | The firm was continuing to gain from Friday's announcement that the firm's wealth management arm had snapped up the financial adviser network Caerus Capital Group. |
Mining stocks were among the top losers with Antofagasta down 3.6%. | |
The pound was up 0.25% against the dollar at $1.2926 and 0.55% higher against the euro at 1.1487 euros. | |