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<p>Royal Dutch Shell&#8217;s profits haul of £11.5 billion for 2010 has failed to win over the City after a disappointing fourth quarter performance.</p>
<p>Shares in the Anglo-Dutch giant slumped 3%, or 73.5p to 2177.5p, after tough downstream trading left earnings in the final three months of 2010 short of the 4.7 billion US dollars (£2.9 billion) anticipated in the City.</p>
<p>The pressure on the oil giant, which sparked a fall of 7.4p to 480.6p for rival BP, meant the FTSE 100 Index slipped 35.4 points to 5964.6 following a strong performance in recent days.</p>
<p>A busy session for corporate results saw BT Group top the risers board after third quarter profits lifted 30% on the back of a strong three months for broadband additions. Shares were 5.5p higher at 184p, a gain of 3%.</p>
<p>Elsewhere in the telecoms sector, Vodafone announced it expected full-year operating profits to be towards the upper end of the £11.8 billion to £12.2 billion forecast in November.</p>
<p>The company has been buoyed by strong smartphone and data usage in the UK, but shares failed to respond as the company dropped 1.2p to 175.9p.</p>
<p>Thomson holidays firm TUI Travel was another top flight faller, dropping 1.7p to 245.3p after it warned the political unrest in Egypt and Tunisia could hit earnings by up to £30 million.</p>
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