FTSE

Shares in Associated British Foods were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the group's first quarter trading statement, due tomorrow.

Shares in Kesa Electricals were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group reported a fall in sales at its Comet stores in the third quarter ended 18 January.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following strong gains yesterday.

Shares in JD Wetherspoon were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the pub chain owner reported a rise in sales in the 12 weeks to 16 January.

Shares in RBS were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the part-nationalised bank said it would be selling Priory Group for £925 million.

Shares in Taylor Wimpey were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the housebuilder said that its underlying pre-tax profit for the full year will be "ahead of expectations" and that it had seen interest from potential buyers in its North American business.

Shares in SABMiller were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the brewer reported a rise in revenue and lager volumes in the third quarter ended 31 December.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors started to regain some confidence.

Shares in Burberry were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the luxury fashion retailer strong double digit profit growth in the third quarter ended 31 December.

Shares in Burberry were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the luxury fashion retailer's third quarter results, due tomorrow.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors continued seeking profits.

Shares in BP were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the energy giant said it had been awarded four deepwater offshore blocks near the coast of southern Austalia.

Shares in Ted Baker were down on the FTSE All Share in afternoon trading after the clothing retailer reported a rise in sales in the period running from 14 November 2010 to 8 January 2011.

Shares in Smith & Nephew were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the producer of medical devices denied rumours that it was considering takeover bids.

Shares in BAE Systems were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the defence firm made an offer for Irish-based Norkom, which specialises in tackling financial crime.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following a broadly positive week for Britain's financial services industry.

Shares in Bovis Homes were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the housebuilder said its profits for 2010 were "ahead of consensus" and that it would be resuming dividend payments.

Shares in Northern Foods were down on the FTSE All Share in afternoon trading despite the company reporting a rise in sales in the third quarter ended 1 January 2011.

Shares in Halfords were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the automotive product retailer reported a fall in sales in the 13 weeks ended 31 December 2010.

Shares in Game Group were up on the FTSE All Share in afternoon trading after the computer games retailer said it expected full year profits to be within current market expectations, despite a drop in Christmas sales.

Shares in Home Retail were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after a "steady" and "unexciting" update exceeded the low expectations of investors.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as debt concerns in the eurozone were eased and ahead of a statement from the Bank of England.

Shares in Tesco were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the supermarket giant reporting a rise in sales in the six weeks to 8 January 2011.

Shares in Henderson were soaring on the FTSE 259 after the fund management group said it had agreed terms on the acquisition of rival Gartmore.

Shares in Greggs were up on the FTSE All Share after the bakery chain said it had a "record Christmas week" last year.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as strong company results helped offset fears about sovereign debt in the eurozone.

Shares in J Sainsbury were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the supermarket chain reporting a rise in sales in the 14 weeks to 8 January 2011.

Shares in BP were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the energy giant said that the Rumaila Operating Organisation had managed to increase production at the super-giant field in Southern Iraq by 10 per cent above the initial production rate agreed in December 2009.

Shares in Dunelm were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the furniture and homeware company reporting a rise in sales in the half year ended 1 January 2011.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 as positive broker comments outweighed mounting concerns about sovereign debt in the eurozone.