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FTSE 100 sags further in midday trade FTSE 100 closes up after making late gains
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The UK market developed a stronger negative bias in Thursday trade. The FTSE 100 index extended its modest early losses to stand 16 points lower at 7,297.47. The UK's main share index recovered in late afternoon trading to finish slightly ahead.
Land Securities was still the biggest faller, down 6%, and InterContinental Hotels the best gainer, up by 2%. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.13%, or 9.3 points, at 7,322.8, led by building materials group CRH, up 2.9%.
In the FTSE 250 index, some of the biggest moves were triggered by changes to broker ratings. Tobacco group Imperial Brands fell 4% after it said it would meet profit expectations for the year, though it noted a difficult market.
Balfour Beatty was up 3% after Peel Hunt raised its rating on the firm. On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.34% against the dollar to $1.3432 and rose 0.07% on the euro to 1.1405 euros.
But TalkTalk Telecom dropped 3% after Credit Suisse downgraded its rating for the company to "underperform" from "outperform". Gains among industrial stocks helped to boost the FTSE 250, which closed up 0.56% at 19,678.4.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.2% against the dollar to $1.3417 but was unchanged against the euro at 1.1391 euros. Infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty was among the top gainers, jumping 5.6% after broker Peel Hunt upgraded the stock to "buy" from "add", citing the company's Investments division as a key driver of value.
Outsourcer Carillion surged 16%, taking its two-day gains to 37% after City AM newspaper reported on Wednesday that a Middle Eastern firm was preparing a bid for it.