Oil company shares rocked by plunging prices
Saturday, 31 January 2015
LONDON, Jan 30 (AFP): Shares in energy companies fell Thursday after they announced falling profits on tumbling oil prices, although European markets were broadly steady.
London's FTSE 100 index, home to energy majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP, slid 0.22 per cent to end the day at 6,810.60 points.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 index added 0.25 per cent to 10,737.87 points.