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FTSE opens flat after oil price slips Marks and Spencer loses 12% in wake of Wednesday's results
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(Open): The price of oil reversed gains made on Thursday while London shares opened flat overall, Brent crude stood at $49.18, down 0.8%. (Noon): London shares remained flat overall in noon trading but Marks and Spencer lost another 1% after its profit warning and results on Wednesday.
The FTSE 100 index was up 2.8 points at 6,248.45. That takes shares in Marks and Spencer to 386p - a 12% fall from the 440p they were at before new boss Steve Rowe warned profits would take a short-term hit under a turnaround plan.
Shares in Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Antofagasta and Glencore were up again by more than 1%. The FTSE 100 was unchanged at 6,266.53.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.467, and was also unchanged against the euro to €1.3126. Oil lost its gains made on Thursday with Brent crude at $49.18, down 0.8%.
Shares in Rio Tinto and Glencore gained further to stand more than 2% higher, but Antofagasta reversed its early gains to lose more than 1%.
On the currency markets, the pound was down slightly against the dollar at $1.4654, but was up a touch against the euro at €1.3121.