FTSE

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, despite the government yesterday raising its banking levy.

Shares in Reckitt Benckiser were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the consumer goods company reporting a rise in revenue and net income in the full year 2010.

Shares in Reckitt Benckiser were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the consumer goods company's full year results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Premier Foods were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group said it would be selling its East Anglian canned grocery operations to Princes Limited for £182 million.

Shares in Thomas Cook were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the travel agent reported a rise in revenue and a fall in losses in the first quarter.

Shares in Bellway were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the housebuilder issued a trading statement on the six months ended 31 January 2011.

Shares in 888 Holdings were up on the FTSE All Share in morning trading after the gambling company reported a strong rise in income in the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in St. Modwen Properties were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the company said it had returned to profitability in the full year ended 30 November 2010.

Shares in Dairy Crest were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the group gave an unexciting update for the nine month period ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors appeared to be more confident about the state of the global economic recovery.

Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said it had reached an "important milestone" in passenger numbers.

Shares in Compass Group were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the catering company said it had had a "good start to the year".

Shares in TUI Travel were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the group said that unrest in Tunisia and Egypt could cost it £30 million in the second quarter.

Shares in Unilever were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the consumer goods group reported a rise in turnover and net profit in the fourth quarter and full year 2010.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading.

Shares in Royal Dutch Shell were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the energy giant reported a near-doubling of full year earnings.

Shares in Unilever were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the consumer goods company's fourth quarter and full year results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in GlaxoSmithKline were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the pharmaceutical giant's fourth quarter and full year results, expected tomorrow.

Shares in Vodafone were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the telecoms giant said that its Chairman, Sir John Bond, will be stepping down in July.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as positive economic data helped revive some investor confidence.

Shares in ICAP were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the interdealer reported a rise in revenue of nine per cent in the third quarter ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Ocado were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the food delivery company reported a rise in revenue and a fall in losses in the full year ended 28 November 2010.

Shares in Autonomy were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the technology company 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 uncertainty continued to reign in Egypt.

Shares in BP were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the company reported a full year loss thanks to the impact of last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shares in AMEC were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the engineering company said it had secured a £140 million deal with BG Group.

Shares in Rexam were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the consumer packaging company said it had successfully completed contract negotiations for its North American Beverage Can business.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as political unrest in Egypt continued to inject uncertainty into the market.

Shares in De La Rue were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the banknote printer issued an interim statement for the period since 25 September 2010.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of key economic data from the U.S.