FTSE eases from highs as oil, building stocks drag
8th Sep 2005, 13:13 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index fell slightly on Thursday after oil stocks reacted to lower oil prices and building materials firms fell following worse-than-expected results from the world's biggest cement producer Lafarge .
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