FTSE 100 Dips On Mixed Earnings

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - U.K. stocks were slightly lower on Thursday as investors reacted to mixed earnings results and awaited comments from Federal Reserve officials for additional

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS - U.K. stocks were slightly lower on Thursday as investors reacted to mixed earnings results and awaited comments from Federal Reserve officials for additional clues on the rate outlook.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 32 points, or 0.4 percent, at 8,414 after rising 0.2 percent on Wednesday.Lo-cost airline easyJet slumped 6 percent after posting a slightly larger than expected pre-tax loss of £350 million for the first half of the year. Telecom company BT soared 11 percent after the new boss of the company set out a path to more than double free cash flow over the next five years.

Future Plc shares soared 13.7 percent. The publishing company announced a share buyback program of up to 45 million pounds after reporting a return to growth in the past quarter. Software company Sage Group lost nearly 13 percent despite reporting a robust first-half performance.Copyright RTT News/dpa-AFXKI-Champions: 3 Top-Werte, die Ihr Portfolio revolutionierenFordern Sie jetzt den brandneuen kostenfreien Sonderreport an und erfahren Sie, wie Sie von den enormen Wachstumschancen im Bereich Künstliche Intelligenz profitieren können - 100 % kostenlos.

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