FTSE

Shares in ARM Holdings were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading as the British manufacturer of microchips was hit by news of poorer than expected sales of the iPad by US technology giant Apple.

Shares in National Express were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the group reported revenue growth in its interim management statement for the third quarter ended 30 September and said it expected to resume the payment of dividends.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following a set of forecast beating results from US banking giant Citigroup yesterday afternoon.

Shares in BP were up slightly on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the energy giant said it would be selling some of its Venezuelan and Vietnamese businesses to TNK-BP for $1.8 billion.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of Wednesday's Comprehensive Spending Review, which will detail government spending cuts.

Shares in Stagecoach were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the transport company announced it had acquired the bus operations of East London Bus Group Limited for £52.8 million, around one fifth of the price for which it was sold by Stagecoach four years ago.

Shares in HSBC were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the bank said it would not be making a move to take over South African bank Nedbank Group Limited.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of a speech by Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite better than expected results from US bank JPMorgan Chase being reported yesterday.

Shares in WH Smith were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the retailer reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the full year ended 31 August and a double digit dividend rise.

Shares in Mothercare were up on the FTSE 250 ahead of the retailer's second quarter trading statement.

Shares in Diageo were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of an interim management statement from the brewer, due out tomorrow.

Shares in Rockhopper Exploration have dived on the FTSE AIM after the group indicated that the amount of oil at its Sea Lion 1 well near the Falkland Islands could be less than originally believed.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after news from the Federal Reserve in the US and from Standard Chartered in Britain.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors appeared to feel nervy ahead of third quarter results from key US companies this week.

Shares in Ladbrokes were up on the FTSE 250 after the gambling company reported a rise in net revenue and operating profit in the three months ended 30 September.

Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said it had resolved a long-running branding dispute with its founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 ahead of unemployment data due out later today from the US.

Shares in Thomas Cook were up on the FTSE 250 after the travel group said that it would be merging its high street travel and foreign exchange businesses with that of The Co-operative Group, in a bid to create Britain's largest high street travel network.

Shares in Barclays were down on the FTSE 100 after the bank said it would be cutting its tracker mortgage interest rates by as much as 0.41 per cent.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of the Bank of England's decision on interest rates, due to be announced today.

Shares in Halfords were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the cycling retailer said it expected to report double-digit profit growth in the first half year ended 1 October 2010.

Shares in Halfords were up on the FTSE 250 ahead of a trading statement from the cycling retailer, due out tomorrow.

Shares in easyJet took off on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline reported a rise in passengers and higher profit expectations despite strikes and Icelandic volcanoes.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading on hopes that governments around the world may move to stimulate their economies further.

Shares in Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after Rio Tinto denied reports that a planned joint venture between the two is on the brink of collapse.

Shares in British Airways were up on the FTSE 100 after the group reported a rise in passenger numbers in September.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading echoing yesterday's performance which saw part-nationalised banks Lloyds Banking Group and RBS decline in the first few hours of the day.

Shares in Tesco were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the supermarket giant reported double digit profit growth in the half year ended 28 August.

Shares in Tesco were up on the FTSE 100 ahead of the supermarket giant's interim results, due tomorrow.