Shares in BAE Systems were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the defence firm made an offer for Irish-based Norkom, which specialises in tackling financial crime.
Shares in Bovis Homes were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the housebuilder said its profits for 2010 were "ahead of consensus" and that it would be resuming dividend payments.
Airport operator BAA has said that the poor weather at the end of last year cost it 3.6 million passengers in the month of December, the majority of which would have passed through Heathrow Airport.
Shares in Persimmon were flat on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the housebuilder said it expected to see "a significant increase in underlying profit before tax, which will be at the top end of analysts' expectations".
Shares in Marshalls were up on the FTSE All Share after the paving construction company reported a rise in revenue in the full year to 31 December, despite the poor weather at the end of the year.
Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline reported a rise in passenger numbers in December.
Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said it had ordered 15 A320 aircraft from Airbus.
Shares in Mouchel were soaring on the FTSE All Share in morning trading after the outsourcing firm rejected a takeover offer from construction company Costain.
Shares in easyJet were up slightly on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said last night that it was taking extra measures to allow its customers to get to their destinations in time for Christmas.
Shares in BHP Billiton were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following the news yesterday that it had appointed former Labour minister Baroness Shriti Vadera as a non-executive Director.
Shares in De La Rue were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading following the bank note printer's appointment of Tim Cobbold as Chief Executive.
BAA, the owner of Heathrow and Stanstead airports, said that passenger numbers rose in Britain in the month of November.
Shares in Balfour Beatty were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading, despite the construction company saying it had secured a five year contract worth £220 million with London Underground.
Shares in BAE Systems were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after it emerged that the defence firm will be cutting nearly 1,400 jobs following the Coalition government's Comprehensive Spending Review, announced in October.
Shares in Hogg Robinson were up on the FTSE All Share after the corporate travel company reported a doubling of its pre-tax profit in the half year ended 30 September.
Budget airline Flybe Group is to float on the London Stock Exchange next month in an IPO estimated to raise around £60 million.
Shares in Johnson Matthey were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the chemical company's half year results, expected tomorrow.
Shares in Rolls Royce were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the engine manufacturer said it had just confirmed an order from Air China worth $1.8 billion.
Shares in Balfour Beatty were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the housebuilder said it had acquired part of Rok Plc, which went into administration earlier this month.
Shares in Barratt Developments were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the housebuilder said it had seen a rise in completion revenues in the quarter ended 14 November.
Hundreds of jobs are to be lost in Scotland following the news earlier this week that building company Rok has gone into administration.
Shares in Hammerson were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the real estate company reported a strong trading performance at its retail assets in Britain and France in the third quarter ended 9 November.
Trading of shares Rok has been suspended on the FTSE All Share after the building company announced this morning that it would be going into administration.
Aer Lingus said has said that it has seen a strong performance in the third quarter ended 30 September.
BAA, the owner of Heathrow and Stansted airports, has drastically cut its losses but increased its debt in the nine month period ended 30 September.
Shares in British Airways were up on the FTSE 100 following reports that the airline has offered to reinstate travel perks for its cabin crew, suggesting that a resolution may be in sight for the long running industrial dispute between the two.
Shares in BAE Systems were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the defence company downgraded its growth estimate's following the government's Strategic Defence and Security Review, announced earlier this week.
Trade unions have claimed credit for saving two thousand jobs for workers at a Jaguar Land Rover plant, although rising car sales are also thought to be a significant factor.
Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said it had resolved a long-running branding dispute with its founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
French government ministers have expressed dismay at a decision by Eurostar to sign a contract for ten new trains with German company Siemens AG, rather than with French firm Alstom SA.
