Wednesday, January 31, 2007

European stocks slip; FTSE up on oil, Vodafone

European shares ticked down on Wednesday but the UK's FTSE 100 index outperformed as oil firms tracked product prices higher and steel maker Corus rallied 7 percent after a higher-than-expected bid price.

Vodafone was another gainer, up 1.7 percent after the British mobile phone company beat third-quarter estimates for customer additions and reiterated its full-year forecast.

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