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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ftse-falls-ahead-of-rates-decision.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The FTSE 100 fell 32.3 points to 6020 in early trading" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-ftse-falls-ahead-of-rates-decision.jpg" alt="The FTSE 100 fell 32.3 points to 6020 in early trading"/></a></p>
<p>The FTSE 100 Index slipped more than 30 points as investors showed signs of jitters ahead of the Bank of England&#8217;s decision on interest rates.</p>
<p>A disappointed reaction to half-year results from drinks giant Diageo added to pressure on the top flight, which fell for a second successive session with a drop of half a percent or 32.3 points to 6020.</p>
<p>The main event of a busy session looked set to be the Bank&#8217;s decision on borrowing costs, with one economic forecaster seeing a 40% chance that policymakers will increase rates in order to curb inflation.</p>
<p>Diageo fell 5% or 58p to 1195p after its results came in short of expectations, even though chief executive Paul Walsh insisted &#8220;momentum was building&#8221; in the business, which sells Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky.</p>
<p>Investors were also concerned about the impact of continuing economic weakness in Europe, where Diageo&#8217;s net sales fell 3% in the half-year.</p>
<p>Rolls-Royce was also in the spotlight as underlying pre-tax profits rose 4% to £955 million in 2010, despite a hit of £56 million relating to the mid-air failure of one of its Trent 900 engines on a Qantas superjumbo. </p>
<p>The figures were better than expected but shares still retreated 9.5p to 646p.</p>
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