Tuesday, April 17, 2007

FTSE slips as retail numbers mixed; data eyed

(Reuters) - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares edged down 0.3 percent on Tuesday after the Nikkei ended down 0.57 percent and investors held back ahead of a raft of economic data.

Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco climbed 2.1 percent after it met forecasts with a 13 percent rise in annual underlying profit and said it planned to free up at least 3 billion pounds from property assets for investors.


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