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(Open): The FTSE 100 continued its pre-Christmas rally, but outside the main index shares in Thorntons dived by a quarter after it issued a profit alert. (Noon): The FTSE 100 continued its pre-Christmas rally, but outside the main index shares in Thorntons dived by a quarter after it issued a profit alert.
Thorntons shares dived 29.25p to 89p after the chocolate maker said this year's profits would be below last year. Thorntons sank 26.75p to 91.5p after the chocolate maker said this year's profits would be below last year.
However, the FTSE 100 index built on its recent strong run, rising 32.35 points to 6,609.09. The benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 24.07 points at 6,600.81.
That was despite energy shares being hit as oil prices slipped back. However, the index gave up some of its earlier gains after the UK current account deficit rose to £27bn, or 6% of GDP, in the third quarter.
BG Group was down 2.1% while Tullow Oil fell 0.7%. Having risen to nearly $63 a barrel on Monday, the price of Brent crude slipped back towards $60. Official figures also revised down the annual rate of GDP growth in the third quarter to 2.6% from 3%.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.5591 and slipped 0.04% against the euro at €1.2743. Supermarket shares were in demand, with Tesco up 2.7% and Morrisons 2.4% higher.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.2% against the dollar to $1.5553 and was also 0.2% lower against the euro at €1.2723.