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To: StanX Long who wrote (61982)	3/13/2002 12:44:41 AM
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Blue chips stabilise, techs slide Nokia disappoints, telecoms swoon, oils surge By Vince Heaney FT Investor, 17:02 GMT Mar 12, 2002 LONDON (FT Investor) - London's blue chip index came off its lows in late trade as a rally by oil stocks helped balance falls in the telecoms sector. investor.ft.com However, the smaller tech index continued its slide after a disappointing trading update from Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia and a sales warning from telecoms equipment maker Lucent. The FTSE 100 [1805550, News, Chart] closed 0.1 per cent weaker at 5,252.5, while the FTSE Techmark [1859502, News, Chart] was 2.1 per cent lower at 1,222.6. See pan-European markets report Nokia disappoints Nokia [NOK, News, Chart, Research] [000053994, News, Chart, Research] said it would meet or exceed estimates for first-quarter earnings per share, but that first-quarter sales would be slightly lower than expected.