Updates from Shell and William Hill

The FTSE 100 gave away four points on Thursday, slipping to 6,815.4. Intertek and BSkyB took the biggest share slips, down 3.36% and 2.82% respectively. But better news for miners Antofagasta and Fresnillo, up 5.38% and 5.24%, as cheeriness on the global economy prevailed.

The Dow Jones ended the day down 0.39% at 16,417. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%