Thursday, 3 December 2009

FTSE 100 holds steady in early trading

FTSE 100 holds steady in early trading
The FTSE 100 opened steadily on Thursday morning, continuing to make gains following the uncertainty at the start of the week.

At 09:46 GMT the London index had risen 35.54 points, 0.67 per cent, to 5,362.93.

Leading the gains was Lloyds Banking Group – up almost five per cent, to 55.70p.

Barclays also saw its stock rise 3.63 per cent to 209p. And reversing the trend for much of this week, Royal Bank of Scotland rose 1.06 points, 3.16 per cent, to 34.61.

GlaxoSmithKline and Compass Group recorded the largest drops in early trading, both down almost one per cent.ADNFCR-708-ID-19492623-ADNFCR

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