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FTSE falls but airline shares rise FTSE falls but airline shares rise
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(Noon): The benchmark FTSE 100 index fell, despite a rise in airlines shares which was helped by an upbeat trading update from Easyjet. (Close): The benchmark FTSE 100 index fell, despite a rise in airlines shares which was helped by an upbeat trading update from Easyjet.
Easyjet rose 3.7% after it forecast a first half loss of £10m-£30m, which was lower than expected and better than a £53m loss last year. Easyjet rose 1.9% after it forecast a first half loss of £10m-£30m, which was lower than expected and better than a £53m loss last year.
IAG rose 1.6% after Aer Lingus said it was willing to accept the €1.36bn (£1bn) offer from the airline group. IAG rose 2.2% after Aer Lingus said it was willing to accept the €1.36bn (£1bn) offer from the airline group.
IAG has also been allowed to begin due diligence on Aer Lingus' books.IAG has also been allowed to begin due diligence on Aer Lingus' books.
The FTSE 100 index was down 37.43 points at 6,814.97. The latest GDP figures, which showed that the UK economy slowed in the fourth quarter of 2014, provoked little reaction. The FTSE 100 index was down 40.79 points, or 0.6%, at 6,811.61. The latest GDP figures, which showed that the UK economy slowed in the fourth quarter of 2014, provoked little reaction.
Dixons Carphone was the biggest faller in the index, with its shares down nearly 5% after Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the company to "underweight". Dixons Carphone saw its shares slide nearly 5% at one point after Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the company to "underweight" and closed the day 2.4% lower.
Energy shares slid as the price of Brent crude fell to around the $48-a-barrel level. On the currency markets, the pound ended the day 0.7% higher against the dollar at $1.5195 and dropped 0.4% against the euro to €1.3362.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.02% against the dollar to $1.5080 and dropped 0.33% against the euro to €1.3375.