FTSE down as traders await US data

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;12&sol;ftse-down-as-traders-await-us-data&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full" title&equals;"The FTSE 100 Index dipped 3 points lower to 5764&period;5" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;12&sol;min-ftse-down-as-traders-await-us-data&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The FTSE 100 Index dipped 3 points lower to 5764&period;5"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A two-day rally on the London market has come to an end as traders waited for key economic data from the US&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The FTSE 100 Index added more than 200 points in two days as European officials stepped up efforts to contain the continent&&num;8217&semi;s government debt crisis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But the market paused for breath as traders digested the recent rebound and dipped 3 points lower to 5764&period;5&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Easing fears in the eurozone helped the euro pull further away from an 11-week low against the dollar while European markets have climbed to near their highs for the year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The City had been encouraged by moves from the European Central Bank to delay the withdrawal of emergency liquidity measures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Banking stocks wavered throughout the session with Royal Bank of Scotland up 0&period;5p at 42p but Barclays dropping 4&period;9p to 270p&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rising metal prices ensured mining stocks gained&comma; with Fresnillo at the top of the risers board after lifting 52p to 1560p&comma; and Kazakhmys not far behind after adding 19p to 1506p&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fashion label Burberry lost earlier gains after Seymour Pierce introduced a buy rating on the stock and praised its geographical and product mix&period; Shares initially lifted but were later down 20p to 1079p&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In corporate results&comma; shares in pubs group Greene King were steady after it reported a better-than-expected 17&percnt; rise in pre-tax profits to £73&period;1 million and a 4&period;2&percnt; improvement in revenues to £484&period;1 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Premier Foods shares fell more than 2&percnt; after the firm said it was in advanced talks with two parties over the sale of its meat-free food range Quorn&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-69e3291e0332e">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-69e3291e0332e'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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