0820: Footsie has made a slow start with little direction either way. Miners Kazakhmys and BHP Billiton are making ground along with Kingfisher and Smith & Nephew. Schroders, Admiral and BSkyB are on the bottom. FTSE 100 down 6 at 4,499.
Renewable energy firm Novera Energy expects revenue to have risen by 3% in 2008 thanks to the increase in the price received for production through long-term contracts.
| Name | Value | Chg | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 250 | 6,671.37 | -20.88 | -0.31% |
| techMARK | 1,267.41 | 3.07 | 0.24% |
| FTSE 100 | 4,515.22 | 9.85 | 0.22% |
| FTSE Small Cap | 1,921.16 | 2.95 | 0.15% |
| FTSE All-Share | 2,256.63 | 3.11 | 0.14% |