Updates from Pearson and A.G. Barr

The FTSE 100 slipped almost eight points on Wednesday to 6,826.3. William Hill was the Board's biggest dipper, falling -3.88% to 341.60p. Sage Group though was the day's biggest climber, up +3.34% to 426.90p following a robust numbers update, not to mention some growth expectation.

The Dow Jones saw another slip, down 41 points to 16,373.3. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%