FTSE

Shares in National Grid were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, despite the group reporting a strong rise in pre-tax profit in the half year ended 30 September.

Shares in SABMiller were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the brewer, which owns brands such as Grolsch, reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profits in the half year ended 30 September.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after some stability beckoned for the eurozone, which is once again in the midst of a debt crisis.

Shares in Halfords were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the retailer reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the half year ended 1 October.

Shares in Halfords were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading ahead of the car parts retailer's interim results, due tomorrow.

Shares in Barratt Developments were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the housebuilder said it had seen a rise in completion revenues in the quarter ended 14 November.

Shares in Centrica were down on the FTSE 100 in the morning trading after the energy company, which owns British Gas, said it had performed "strongly" in the third quarter of the year.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 following earlier falls as the eurozone faces off against a debt crisis.

Shares in Mothercare were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group said it had returned to profit in the half year ended 9 October.

Shares in Mothercare were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading ahead of the retailer's interim result, due out tomorrow.

Shares in Enterprise Inns plunged on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the pub group reported a fall in profits in the full year ended 30 September.

Shares in Burberry were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, despite the group reporting a strong rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the half year ended 30 September.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone continued to fray investor nerves.

Shares in easyJet were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading despite the budget airline more than doubling its profit in the year ended 30 September.

Shares in Lonmin were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the mining company reported a return to profit in the full year ended 30 September.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 as fears about sovereign debt in the eurozone, especially in Ireland, played on investor's minds.

Shares in BP were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the energy giant said it would be selling off fuels marketing businesses in five southern African countries.

Shares in Centrica were up on the FTSE 100 after the group said that British Gas, which it owns, would be raising its domestic tariffs for gas and electricity by an average of seven per cent from 10 December.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors continued to fret over sovereign debt in the eurozone, especially in Ireland.

Shares in Vedanta Resources were up on the FTSE 100 after the mining group reported a strong rise in revenue in the half year ended 30 September.

Shares in International Power were up on the FTSE 100 after the group said that its portfolio of long-term contracted assets had continued to perform well in the three months to 10 November.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors shied away due to the exposure of RBS to Ireland's ongoing debt crisis.

Shares in BT Group were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the company raised its forecast for the full year 2010/11 after a strong rise in profit in the second quarter ended 30 September.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of the Bank of England's quarterly inflation report.

Shares in J Sainsbury were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the supermarket giant reported an "impressive" rise in sales and profit in the half year ended 2 October.

Shares in Hammerson were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the real estate company reported a strong trading performance at its retail assets in Britain and France in the third quarter ended 9 November.

Shares in Northern Foods were down on the FTSE All Share in afternoon trading after the company reported a decline in profit in the half year ended 2 October.

Shares in Legal & General were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading despite the financial services company reported a rise in net cash in the first nine months of the year.

Shares in InterContinental Hotels were down on the FTSE 100 after the group reported falling operating profit and higher net debt in the third quarter ended 30 September.

Shares in Schroders were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the asset management company said it had more than tripled its pre-tax profit in the nine month period ending 30 September.