Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:52:07 GMT
U.K. stocks drop on earnings data
Stocks in the U.K. declined after worse-than-expected earnings from Microsoft and Google, decreasing fourth consecutive weekly gain. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.4% to 6,607.19 so far today, however, the index is still poised for a 1% rise this week. The FTSE All-Share Index and ISEQ Index lost 0.4% and 0.5% respectively.