FTSE 100 steady in early trading

Tuesday 8th December 2009

The FTSE 100 remained level at the start of play on Tuesday.

By 09:36 GMT the London index stood at 5,315.55, a rise of just 4.89 points – 0.09 per cent.

Royal Bank of Scotland was the biggest loser in early trading, down 3.09 per cent to 31.98p, with Man Group down over 1.5 per cent to 320.10p.

Tesco also recorded a slump of 1.32 per cent, to 429.90p, despite positive third quarter results published today.

Leading the gains were Pearson, up 20 points, and British Sky Broadcasting, up 9.5 points. ADNFCR-1783-ID-19500099-ADNFCR

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