London open: Shares drop slightly

11th Jun 2009 08:20

London's blue chips are slightly lower in early dealings with commodity stocks among the main fallers following yesterday's stellar gains. Mining giants Lonmin, Rio Tinto, Eurasian Natural Resources and Xstrata are all down. Home Retail Group said both Argos and Homebase enjoyed better than expect

Read more

Charles Stanley profits slide

11th Jun 2009 07:33

Charles Stanley said difficulties in the securities division due to the poor financial market conditions hit profits and revenues in the year. Chairman David Howard said the results were "solid" given the current climate. He also added the recent good performance in the stock markets could be the

Read more