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Adrian Holliday
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(FILES): This March 17, 2006 file photo shows the London Stock Exchange logo in London, England. Merger mania gripped financial markets Wednesday, February 9, 2011 as the London and Toronto stock exchanges announced a tie-up and Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext envisioned the world's largest bourse. AFP PHOTO / Files / Ben STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

More pressure on the FTSE 100 yesterday, down 31 points to 6,799.1. easyJet shares lunged 5.14% while going ex-dividend; Admiral Group and Tesco saw 2.88% and 2.74% share slips also. However engineering player Weir Group soared more than 7% on underlying growth optimism.

The Dow Jones climbed 18.75 points ending Wednesday at 16,198.4. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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