LONDON, May 17: British equities eased towards fresh five-month lows on Thursday, as unabating concerns about Greece outweighed a string relatively solid corporate outlooks and upbeat Japanese data.
The benchmark UK FTSE 100 index opened slightly higher before dipping back into the red. By 0705 GMT it was down 0.3
percent or 15.63 points, at 5,389.60 points, moving back towards Wednesday’s five-month intra-day low of 5,354.
(AGENCIES)