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The Footsie index of 100 leading stock has fallen 33.9 points to stand at 5400.8 at mid-morning as poor sentiment from the US hits trading on the London market.

London traders will return from Britain's long weekend to a relatively packed week of results, including updates from Psion, Schroders and betting-to-hotels group Hilton.

The London market has suffered another slump as tech shares have been hit by a further sell-off.

Hand-held computer maker Psion said today it is to cut 250 jobs across Europe as it faces up to weaker demand in the saturated consumer market.

Microsoft boss Bill Gates has hailed a court ruling that the software giant should not be broken up as a victory for his company.

Profit warnings from two of the world's largest companies are rocking shares on the London Stock Exchange.

The Footsie index of 100 leading stocks has fallen 93.6 points by mid-morning to stand at 5673 as technology and telecoms shares go into freefall.

The FTSE-100 Index has tumbled again as the City registered its disappointment with Alan Greenspan's decision to cut US interest rates by 0.5%.

A hefty 10% share rise by Rolls-Royce is helping London shares to shrug off poor sentiment from overseas markets.

A wave of further bad news from the US and Japan overnight has led to falls in technology stocks on the London Stock Exchange.

The Footsie index of 100 leading stocks has been subdued by falls in US markets overnight, sliding by 35.2 points by mid-morning.

Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland are on the rise as the market gives the thumbs up to its £4 billion plus profits, enhanced by last year's buy of NatWest.

A fresh spate of bad news from the tech and telecoms sectors in the US left stocks on this side of the Atlantic ending the week down nearly 60 points.

Gas shares were pushed upwards today following British Gas's announcement it planned to ramp up its bills.

Shares in Psion were boosted in mid-morning trade amid rumours that US rival Palm was weighing up a bid.