LONDON (AFX) - FTSE 100 risers
Cadbury Schweppes 552 up 9-1/2
Sale of Holland House cooking wines for 37 mln usd
Marks & Spencer 504-1/4 up 5-3/4
John Lewis sales figures boost sector
AstraZeneca 2,828 up 33
Collaboration agreement with Targacept
DSG International 166 up 2
Hopes of healthy Christmas trading
WPP 631 up 7
Acquires Bridge Worldwide
GlaxoSmithKline 1483 up 22
European Pharmas in focus following AstraZeneca news
FTSE 100 fallers
Persimmon 1239 down 36
Profit taking
Antofagasta 1836 down 17
Seymour Pierce downgrades to 'hold' from 'buy'
BP 616 down 5-1/2
Crude futures prices ease
Royal Dutch 'B' 1,852 down 6
Crude futures prices ease
Cairn Energy 1,909 down 9
Crude futures prices ease
ITV 110-3/4 down 0-3/4
Reports of declining viewing figures
BT 222-1/2 down 2-1/4
Ex-dividend
Enterprise Inns 937 down 8
Ex-dividend
BG Group 569 down 1
Natural gas prices fall
FTSE 250 risers
Burberry Group 418 up 7-1/2
Hopes of a bumper Christmas
Rank Group 314 up 2-1/4
Sale of Deluxe for 430 mln stg, return of capital
MFI Furniture 79-1/4 up 1-1/4
Hopes Xmas trading not as bad as feared
WH Smith 425-1/4 up 4-1/4
Hopes Xmas trading not as bad as feared
JJB Sports 175 up 2
Hopes Xmas trading not as bad as feared
Signet 108-1/2 up 1
Hopes Xmas trading not as bad as feared
Matalan 181-3/4 up 3-1/2
Hopes Xmas trading not as bad as feared
FTSE 250 fallers
Expro International 571 down 19
Ex-dividend
Soco International 799-1/2 down 17
Falling oil price
EMI 238-3/4 down 5-1/4
SG reiterates 'sell'
Wolverhampton & Dudley 1,253 down 32
Ex-dividend
Punch Taverns 846 down 10
Ex-dividend
Other risers
NXT 56-1/2 up 7
Loudspeakers to be fitted in new Toyota FJ Cruiser
Innovation Group 27-1/4 up 1-1/2
Wins contract extension
Aston Villa 476-1/2 up 21-1/2
Hopes takeover imminent
Cardinal Resources 24-1/4 up 2-1/4
Chairman, CEO Robert Bensh buys shares
Other fallers
Energy Technique 1 down 0.125
Sales continue significantly below budget
CamAxys Group 6-3/4 down 1-1/4
Returns from suspension; secured funding for reverse acquisition
Sheffield United 19-1/4 down 1-3/4
Boxing day defeat
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