UK stocks edged higher on Tuesday, despite confirmation of the UK's first deflation since the 1960s. Sector-wise, losses made by miners and telecommunications were offset by strong results from real estate, construction and insurance stocks. As of 2:30GMT, the FTSE 250 was trading 134 points higher
Read moreShares in Moneysupermarket.com fell almost 6% early on Tuesday, as the co-founder of the financial service provider sold 20m shares, representing approximately 3.7% of the company's capital. Simon Nixon, who retained a 12.8% stake, made £56m by the sale just months after he shelved plans to raise ap
Read more** Price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com retreats further off a record hit early May as founder Simon Nixon sells c.3.7 pct of issued share capital of co (20 mln shares) ** Sale reduces Nixon's stake in co to c.12.8 pct; he remains on board as a non-exec director (Nixon end-March scra
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