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Essar Energy adds 3 percent in mostly lower London energy sectorAntofagasta leads miners higher in London
Hunting plc leads energy sector lower
Sports Direct International leads London retailers higher
Pace plc drops 40 percent on profits warning
Royal Bank of Scotland leads London banks lower
Royal Bank of Scotland leads banks, FTSE 100 higher in London
Lloyds Banking Group drops 8 percent on first-quarter loss
Lloyds shares down on PPI claims
Aquarius Platinum adds 7 percent amid mostly lower mining sector
12/07/05
04:18:37 pm, Categories: Tokyo Nikkei & Topix, Sectors, Food, Entertainment, Biotechnology, 110 words Equities in USA down on oil rises
The approach of another tropical storm send oil prices up, forcing US equities markets down early on Tuesday.
By the close, however, the markets were mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down but the S&P and Nasdaq indexes up.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6 percent to close at 10,513.89, the S&P 500 had gained 0.23 percent to 1,222.21, and the Nasdaq composite advanced 0.36 percent to 2,143.15.
PepsiCo gained 1.9 percent to $54.91 on the news that quarterly profits were up more than expected.
Biotechnology company Genentech gained 1 percent to $84.96, also on news of better-than-expected quarterly results. Walt Disney gained 1.8 percent to $25.62 amid reports that it will sell its radio stations.
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