Updates from Next, United Utilities and Premier Farnell

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While the Budget pensions news yesterday was a thumper for insurers Legal & General and Aviva, down 8.37% and 5.15% respectively, it was much better news for financial advice and investment player, Hargreaves Lansdown. HL soared more than 14% on Osborne's annuity changes to 1504p. The FTSE 100 ended 32 points down at 6,573.1.

Across the water, the Dow Jones slipped 114 points to 16,222.1 after rate rise noises from Fed reserve chair Janet Yellen. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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