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Tesco woes still weigh on FTSE Pearson slides in FTSE downturn
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(Open): Troubled supermarket Tesco dragged down London's benchmark FTSE 100 index for a second day running in early Friday trading. (Noon): London's leading shares dipped lower in Friday morning trading, led downwards by publisher Pearson.
Once again, Tesco was the worst performer on the index, sliding 3.1%. The firm, which owns the Financial Times, fell 2.9% after revealing a 6% fall in sales in the first nine months of 2014.
Telecoms group BT was another loser, shedding 2.1% following a broker downgrade.
By lunchtime, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 21.64 points, or 0.34%, at 6,397.51.
Troubled supermarket chain Tesco, which was the biggest faller on the index on Thursday, shed a further 1.8% on Friday morning.
On Thursday, the firm announced chairman Sir Richard Broadbent would leave after the firm revealed a bigger-than-forecast hole in profits.On Thursday, the firm announced chairman Sir Richard Broadbent would leave after the firm revealed a bigger-than-forecast hole in profits.
Overall, the FTSE was down 33.75 points, or 0.53%, at 6,385.40. On the currency markets, the pound was up slightly against the dollar, at $1.6040, and against the euro, at €1.2680.
On the currency markets, the pound was almost unchanged against the dollar at $1.6029, while it rose slightly against the euro to 1.2680 euros.