FTSE

Shares in Standard Chartered were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the banking group reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Provident Financial were down on the FTSE 250 after the group reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in GKN were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading despite the engineering company reporting a return to profit in the year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Fresnillo were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the mining group reported a more than doubling of pre-tax profit in 2010.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following yesterday's results from HSBC.

Shares in Persimmon were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the housebuilder reported a strong rise in revenue and profits in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Bunzl were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the outsourcing firm reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Hays were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the recruitment company reported a surge in pre-tax profit in the half year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Pearson were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the publisher and owner of the Financial Times, reported a rise in sales and pre-tax profit in the full year 2010.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after HSBC reported its full year results for 2010.

Shares in HSBC were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the banking group reported a doubling of pre-tax profit in the full year 2010.

Shares in Pearson were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the publisher's full year results, expected on Monday.

Shares in HSBC were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the banking giant's full year results, expected on Monday.

Shares in William Hill were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the bookmaker reported a strong rise in pre-tax profits in the full year ended 28 December 2010.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, following a set of full year results from Lloyds Banking Group.

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the group reported a decline in pre-tax profit in the full year 2010.

Shares in Lloyds Banking Group were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the group's full year results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in British American Tobacco were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the company reported a rise in revenue and adjusted profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Centrica were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the energy company and owner of British Gas reported a rise in operating profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after RBS issued somewhat disappointing full year results for 2010.

Shares in RBS were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the part-nationalised bank said it had significantly cut its losses in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in RBS were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the part-nationalised bank's full year results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Logica were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the IT company quadrupling its pre-tax profit in the full year 2010.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after a U.S. judge ruled in favour of Barclays bank in a case looking at the sale of Lehman Brothers assets in 2008.

Shares in Rexam were down on the FTSE 100 despite the packaging company reporting a rise in sales and pre-tax profit in the full year 2010.

Shares in BP were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the energy giant said it would be selling its interests in the Wytch Farm onshore oilfield in Dorset and its operated gas fields in the Southern North Sea.

Shares in Pendragon were up on the FTSE All Share in morning trading after the car dealer reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as political violence and unrest continued to engulf the oil rich nation of Libya.

Shares in Drax were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the power station owner reporting a rise in earnings and pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Royal Dutch Shell were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the energy giant said it would selling most of its shareholding in its downstream business in Africa for around a billion dollars.