Footsie boosted by latest eurozone news
The FTSE 100 Index finished 62.3 points higher at 5,490.1 today after the eurozone bailout fund received a reassuring response as it tapped money markets for short-term funding for the first time.
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JPM energy boss joins Wood Group board
The vice-chairman of financial service firm JPMorgan's global energy group will become a non-executive director of Wood Group on August 1. Jeremy Wilson will also join the board's nomination committee.
Locke ‘not interested’ in investing in drilling group KCA
The founder and former executive chairman at Aberdeen-based oil and gas service firm Abbot Group said yesterday he would not be stepping in to buy the business, now better known as KCA Deutag.