London's leading share index fell below 6,000 points in early morning trading, dragged down by a flat finish in US markets and continuing turmoil in Egypt.
The FTSE 100 was down 0.22% at 5,986.61, losing ground after closing up 0.7% yesterday at 6,000.1. In the US, the Dow Jones closed up 0.02% at 12,041.97, a slight gain in comparison with Tuesday's surge, which saw the index close above the 12,000 mark for the first time since 2008. However the Nasdaq was down one point at 2,750.2, while the S&P was down 0.27% at 1,304.03. The FTSE's leading companies this morning were BT Group, up 3.14%, Aggreko, rising 1.75%, Compass Group, moving higher by 1.53%, ARM Holdings, up 1.49% and Lloyds Banking Group, up 1.46%. At the other end of th...
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