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FTSE kept in check by Shell and Vodafone

Earnings reports cloud an otherwise upbeat trading mood

FTSE kept in check by Shell and Vodafone

UK stocks moved cautiously higher Thursday, lagging wider European equity markets. Losses for heavyweights Royal Dutch Shell and Vodafone after their earnings reports were clouding an otherwise upbeat trading mood, MarketWatch reports.

Shares of house builders were among the advancers, after a report showed UK home prices rose more than expected in January.

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