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| Bank shares lift FTSE 100 in noon trade | Bank shares lift FTSE 100 in noon trade |
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| (Noon): Banks Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Lloyds were four of the five best risers, seeing gains of up to 2%. | (Noon): Banks Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Lloyds were four of the five best risers, seeing gains of up to 2%. |
| British designer Burberry remained a major faller on the FTSE 100. | |
| Burberry was more than 2% lower following a note from analysts at Goldman Sachs about the company's subdued outlook. | Burberry was more than 2% lower following a note from analysts at Goldman Sachs about the company's subdued outlook. |
| The FTSE 100 was down 20 points, or 0.2%, at 6,839.49 points. | The FTSE 100 was down 20 points, or 0.2%, at 6,839.49 points. |
| On the FTSE 250, pub chain JD Wetherspoon was 4.5% higher after posting record full-year profits and bullish comments about the UK's prospects post-Brexit by chairman Tim Martin. | On the FTSE 250, pub chain JD Wetherspoon was 4.5% higher after posting record full-year profits and bullish comments about the UK's prospects post-Brexit by chairman Tim Martin. |
| Rival pub group Greene King was down 4.5%, though, after saying the referendum vote had led to "a softening of some economic indicators and a reduction in consumer confidence". | Rival pub group Greene King was down 4.5%, though, after saying the referendum vote had led to "a softening of some economic indicators and a reduction in consumer confidence". |
| Trade figures showing the UK's deficit with the rest of the world narrowed slightly. | Trade figures showing the UK's deficit with the rest of the world narrowed slightly. |
| However, since then the pound has gone from flat to be up 0.2% against the dollar at $1.3318. Against the euro, it was little changed at €1.1814. | However, since then the pound has gone from flat to be up 0.2% against the dollar at $1.3318. Against the euro, it was little changed at €1.1814. |