The logistics company added that it secured £13.5 million in new rent deals in the third quarter. It edged up 2p to 438p.
The FTSE 250 fell 69.18 points to 117,971.35.
Oil was on the slide on Thursday after yesterday’s rally in the markets led to profit taking. The rise was fuelled by a fall in US stocks on the expectation of an Opec-led cut in production. Brent crude dropped 0.5 cents to $52.15 a barrel. This reduction in stocks in the world’s largest oil consumer has added to bullish sentiment that arose after Opec proposed to cut or at least curb oil production.
As the market held its breath ahead of the European Central Bank’s rate decision — where it was expected to keep policy unchanged — the FTSE 100 was flat in early trading, down 10.47 points to 7011.45.
Rio Tinto was among the biggest risers on the blue-chip index. It edged up 9.5p to 2633p after it released its latest quarterly production report and revealed increases in production for copper, aluminium and iron ore.
However, confidence in media giant Sky was not so high, with the company due to host an investor day today where it would give details on its strategy, position in each market and cost efficiency. It was also updating on its progress towards the launch of Sky Mobile. The shares fell 13p to 843p.
Elsewhere, in the fashion retail sector today, Bonmarché fell 7.25p to 82.25p. That came after the firm last month reported poor sales of its autumn range as shoppers sweltered in Britain’s indian summer.
