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RBS shares fall as FTSE gains ground RBS shares drop as FTSE falls back
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(Open): London's leading shares opened higher in the first trading session of 2015. (Open): London's leading shares opened higher in the first trading session of 2015, but lost ground over the course of the morning.
Shortly after the markets opened, the benchmark FTSE 100 was 8.87 points or 0.14% higher at 6,574.96. By lunchtime, the FTSE 100 was down 3.22 points or 0.05% at 6,562.87.
Information services firm Experian was the top gainer, adding 1.5%. Among the biggest fallers was Royal Bank of Scotland, which dropped 1.75% after media reports that it could face fines of £5bn over sales of mortgage-backed securities in the US.
At the other end of the scale, Royal Bank of Scotland dropped 1.2% after media reports that it could face fines of £5bn over sales of mortgage-backed securities in the US. Travel firm Tui was the top gainer, adding 2.4%.
Meanwhile, the price of Brent crude oil held steady at $57.34 a barrel, marking at least a temporary halt to its recent pattern of decline. Meanwhile, the price of Brent crude oil declined further, falling 0.2% to $57.19 a barrel.
That was good news for energy firms, with Tullow Oil up 1.3%. That was bad news for energy firms, with Tullow Oil down 0.7%.
In the housebuilding sector, Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Developments, which saw gains in New Year's Eve trading, fell victim to profit-taking, shedding 0.9% and 0.8% respectively. In the housebuilding sector, Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey, which saw gains in New Year's Eve trading, fell victim to profit-taking, shedding 1% and 0.8% respectively.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.23% against the dollar to $1.5541 and was stable against the euro at €1.2879. On the currency markets, the pound fell 1% against the dollar to $1.5420 and lost 0.56% against the euro to €1.2803.