P503ORACLE 503 Mon 6 Jan C4 1712:08
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Shares made a promising start pushing
the FT-30 index to a new peak befgre
fears of an upturn in interest rates
reversed initial gains amgng tgp name1.
ICI, up 16p at the outset, ended just a
penny better at 762p and Lucas trimmed
an initial 7p rise to end 3p up at 511p
Gilts lost heavily, giving up as much
as 62p as money market rates increased.
Builders were a rare bright spgt whth
double-figure gains fgr Crouch, Dou£las
and Taylor Woodrow. Insurances also
improved but a major Canadian buy left
General Accident 7p down at 733p.
FINANCIAL ADVERTISERS look at 572