FTSE 100 Slides, Led by Cable & Wireless, Sage Group; Kingfisher Climbs

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell, paced by Cable &
Wireless Plc and Sage Group Plc.

Friends Provident Plc advanced on takeover speculation.
Kingfisher Plc increased after Deutsche Bank AG raised its
recommendation on shares of Europe's biggest home-improvement
retailer.


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Kingfisher Plans $3.6 Billion Airbus Order, Including A380s, People Say

(Bloomberg) -- Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., the only
Indian customer for the Airbus SAS A380, plans to order five
more of the superjumbos this month, becoming the latest airline
to increase orders for the delayed aircraft, two people with
direct knowledge of the matter said.

The carrier also plans to order five A340-600s and five
A350s at this month's Paris Air Show, the people said. The
entire order is worth about $3.6 billion based on list prices.


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