Thursday, June 7, 2007

FTSE 100 Index Drops, Led by Shares of Aviva, Barclays on Yield Concerns

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell, led by Aviva Plc,
the U.K.'s biggest insurer, and Barclays Plc as rising bond
yields stoked concern higher borrowing costs may damp companies'
investments.

``Investors are watching carefully the extent to which bond
yields rise,'' said Richard Scott, who helps oversee about $1
billion at Iimia Investment Group in Exeter, England. ``If bond
yields rise further, there will be less scope for mergers and
acquisitions.''


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