FTSE

Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the budget airline nearly doubling its losses in the half year ended 31 March.

Shares in InterContinental Hotels were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the group reported a rise in revenue and operating profit in the first quarter ended 31 March.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after reports emerged that a deal is being put together to attempt to solve Greece's debt crisis.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after HSBC issued a disappointing set of Q1 results and said it would be taking a hit as a result of a need to compensate customers who were wrongly sold payment protection insurance.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after HSBC issued a disappointing set of Q1 results and said it would be taking a hit as a result of a need to compensate customers who were wrongly sold payment protection insurance.

Shares in Centrica were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the energy company issued an update in which it predicted 2011 earnings growth at a "more modest" rate than previously expected.

Shares in AMEC were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the engineering company issued a positive interim statement.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Lloyds Banking Group reported a first quarter loss.

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the part-nationalised bank swung into a loss in the first quarter ended 31 March 2011.

Shares in Sage group were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the business software company's half year results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Next were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the retailer's first quarter update, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Thorntons were down on the FTSE All Share in morning trading after the chocolate maker reported a decline in sales in the third quarter ended 30 April.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite a report suggested that Portugal will need a larger EU/IMF bailout than was previously expected.

Shares in Aberdeen Asset Management were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the six months ended 31 March 2011.

Shares in British American Tobacco were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the group issued a positive statement for the three months ended 31 March.

Shares in Royal Dutch Shell were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the energy giant reported a strong rise in income attributable to shareholders in the first quarter of the year.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 after Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, made a speech yesterday.

Shares in AstraZeneca were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the pharmaceutical company reported a drop in pre-tax profit in the first quarter of the year.

Shares in ARM Holdings were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the group reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the first quarter ended 31 March.

Shares in Whitbread were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the hospitality company's preliminary results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Aggreko were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the generator hire company reported a "strong start to the year" in the period from 1 January to 31 March.

Shares in Associated British Foods were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the group reporting a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the half year ended 5 March.

Shares in BP were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, despite the energy giant reporting a decline in replacement cost profit in the first quarter of 2011.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Barclays reported a decline in pre-tax profit in the first quarter of the year.

Shares in Barclays were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the group reported a fall in pre-tax profit in the three months ended 31 March.

Shares in Associated British Foods were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the group's interim results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Micro Focus International were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the software and IT company confirmed that it had received a takeover bid from an unnamed company.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of results from Barclays, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Pearson were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the publishing group, which owns the Financial Times, said it would be buying Schoolnet for $230 million.

Shares in William Hill were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the bookmaker reported a rise in net revenue and operating profit in the first quarter ended 29 March.