Research Centre

This page tells you at a glance what is happening in the market.

FTSE 100 | 6251.80 | +35.80

FTSE 250 | 10338.90 | +63.60

FTSE 350 | 3250.50 | +18.80

Nasdaq 100 | 2031.34 | +34.04

Indices

Name	Value Today	Change %
FTSE 100	6252	0.58
FTSE 250	10339	0.62
FTSE 250 (ex IT)	10652	0.56
FTSE 350	3250	0.58
FTSE 350 (ex IT)	3237	0.58
techMARK	1448	0.36
techMARK 100	1594	-0.26
Nasdaq 100	2031	1.70
Nasdaq Composite	2534	1.48
CAC 40	5058	0.04
IBEX 35	14186	-0.01
Milan MIB Gen	35004	-0.11
Hang Seng	25746	0.91
Nikkei 225	14274	0.15
Dow Jones I.A.	12993	0.73
Xetra DAX	7081	-0.03

FX Rates

GBP:USD Spot

Currency	Bid Rate	Ask Rate
GBP:USD	1.9485	1.9490
GBP:EUR	1.2585	1.2594
GBP:JPY	203.91	204.01
EUR:USD	1.5477	1.5482
USD:JPY	104.65	104.70

Risers

Name	Price	%
Aricom	98.00p	+8.59
Invensys	324.00p	+6.40
Mapeley	1,285.00p	+5.59
BT Group	235.25p	+5.38
Venture Pr ...	830.00p	+5.20
Aquarius P ...	838.50p	+4.81

Fallers

Name	Price	%
PV Crystal ...	163.00p	-3.55
WH Smith	402.25p	-3.65
Misys	167.50p	-4.83
Thomas Coo ...	255.75p	-5.10
Bradford & ...	135.00p	-6.25
DSG Intern ...	64.00p	-7.58

News

Thinc fined £900,000 over sub-prime sales

IFA Thinc Group, owned by French insurance giant Axa, has been fined £900,000 by the Financial Services Authority for lax advice and procedures when advising clients to take on sub-prime mortgages.

Housebuilding environment has worsened, Gleeson says

Housebuilder Gleeson said market conditions have become worse since it issued a profit warning earlier this year.

Commodities

30 Day Brent Crude Chart

30 Day Gold Chart

Commodity	Price	Chg	%Chg
Gold **	$866.50	+$14.75	+1.70
Silver **	$16.69	-$0.09	-0.54
Palladium **	$434.00	+$3.00	+0.69
Platinum **	$2,032.00	+$33.00	+1.62
Cattle ***	145.76p	+2.12p	+1.48
Pigs ***	102.00p	0.000p	0.00
Sheep ***	189.49p	+6.06p	+3.30
Oil *	$122.65	$0.00	0.00
Krugerrand **	$907.30	+$19.30	+2.17

* $/barrel

** $/troy oz

*** p/kg