Friday, March 30, 2007

FTSE ticks down as Vodafone weighs, M&A supports

(Reuters) - Britain's top share index was down early on Friday as losses in index heavyweight Vodafone and insurer Resolution offset gains in M&A targets Kingfisher and Alliance Boots.

At 0755 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 5.8 points, or 0.1 percent, at 6,318.4, having closed up 0.9 percent in the previous session. European shares were also lower.


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