Banking sector helps FTSE 100 up marginally
Banking sector helps FTSE 100 up marginally
Thursday 28th January 2010
The FTSE 100 was up marginally in early trading this morning, after closing at a five-week low last night.Britain's leading share index was up 0.76 per cent, to 5,256.89, at 09:36 GMT, with the banking sector dominated the gains.
Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group led the blue chip gainers, up 3.78 and 3.36 per cent respectively, while Royal Bank of Scotland Group was up 2.91 per cent.
The UK's 'big four' supermarkets were rated behind Waitrose and Marks and Spencer in a Which? survey of consumer champions today, with M&S gaining 1.78 per cent in early trading, while Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury were unmoved.
Despite tobacco buoying trade on Wednesday, shares were down on Thursday morning.
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