The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 17.6 points, or 0.27%, to 6,505.1, as the hold on interest rates has been overshadowed by the opening fall on Wall Street.
Vodafone posted the biggest gains with a rise of 2.13% to 158.4p, closely followed by GlaxoSmithKline which climbed 2.12% to £12.99, while BHP Billiton advanced 1.82% to £12.86. Cable and Wireless also added 1.13% to 197p, while Royal Dutch Shell ‘B’ shares gained 1.08% to 319.72, although early gains were offset by Alliance & Leicester which slipped 2.61% to £11.21. Property companies also fell as Persimmon declined 3.65% to £12.40, closely followed by Land Securities which slipped 3.57% to £17.57, while Hammerson fell 2.58% to £14.73, and Drax slumped 2.86% to 747.5p. In the US, the...
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