arnings in 2009. [ID:nL5712089]
The market recovered from losses earlier in the session astraders cited talk that Washinton's rescue plan for banks mayinclude suspension of a key accounting rule.
But the overall tone remained downbeat and investors werelooking ahead to non-farm payrolls on Friday for more clues onthe outlook for equities.
"Tomorrow's non-farm payrolls will doubtless help defineprecisely what the mood of equity traders is going into theweekend break, but for the time being any real optimism seems tohave been well and truly buried once again
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The energy sector broadly gained, buoyed by gas producer BGGroup (BG.L)
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The company said net profit, excluding one-off items, beatforecasts with a 25-percent jump in the fourth quarter comparedwith the same period of 2007 and gave a buoyant outlook forgrowth. [ID:nL5535129]
TUI Travel (TT.L) was also among the top gainers
women shoe sales wholesale , up 8percent, after Europe's biggest travel firm said it is wellpositioned to perform in line with its expectations for thecurrent year despite the challenging trading environment. PeerThomas Cook (TCG.L) gained 3.9 percent.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) added 5.8 percent afterinvestors reacted positively to the news that it had scrappedthe 10-month auction of its insurance arm. [ID:nL5580388]
The European Central Bank on Thursday left its ratesunchanged at 2 percent as expected. (Additional reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by DavidCowell)
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By David Brett
LONDON, March 18 - Britain's top shares ended flaton Thursday as banks and miners paused for breath after recentgains
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The FTSE 100 .FTSE finished almost unchanged