Friday, May 18, 2007

Cadbury and oils boost FTSE but BA falls

(Reuters) - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares edged up on Friday, with London-based drinks and sweets company Cadbury Schweppes and oil stocks supporting, while British Airways weighed.

At 0719 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 18.7 points, or 0.3 percent higher at 6,598.0, with many investors looking to UK retail sales data for April and University of Michigan consumer sentiment index, for future direction later in the session.


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