FTSE 100 movers: BA and banks lead fallers

26th Oct 2009 13:03

British Airways is one of today's main fallers. The carrier's cabin crew will get a chance to decide whether to strike in a row over new contracts, the Unite union said today.Talks between BA and the union, which has 14,000 members at the carrier, ran through the summer, but broke down last week.The airline has already flagged plans to axe 1,700 jobs, freeze pay for staff and lower wages for new joiners in a bid to save £140m a year.Travellers face disruption at Christmas if BA staff vote in favour of a walk out. It's thought the ballot will take place next week.Lloyds Banking is also lower. The FT reported today that the lender is negotiating a £400m acquisition of CPA Global, the patent and legal services group. Fellow part-nationalised bank Royal Bank of Scotland is also stuck in the red.FTSE 100 - RisersHammerson (HMSO) 434.70p +2.86%Cable & Wireless (CW.) 144.00p +2.13%SEGRO (SGRO) 383.00p +2.02%Bunzl (BNZL) 662.00p +1.61%British Land Co (BLND) 489.20p +1.47%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 3,108.00p +1.37%Fresnillo (FRES) 822.50p +1.29%BP (BP.) 572.20p +1.27%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,623.00p +1.12%WPP Group (WPP) 562.00p +1.08%FTSE 100 - FallersLloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 91.97p -4.43%British Airways (BAY) 202.00p -3.72%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 45.77p -2.77%Inmarsat (ISAT) 567.00p -1.82%Amec (AMEC) 850.50p -1.56%Home Retail Group (HOME) 301.00p -1.51%Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 930.50p -1.48%ICAP (IAP) 448.10p -1.41%Cairn Energy (CNE) 2,882.00p -1.34%3i Group (III) 292.50p -1.28%