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BP shares hit by report of adverse ruling on 2010 oil spill

Thu, 04th Sep 2014 14:40

LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Shares in BP fell sharplyon Thursday after a judge in the United States said the oilmajor had been negligent in events leading up to the 2010 oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP shares were down by 4.4 percent at 462.45 pence by 1435GMT. BP declined to comment on the report. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Karolin Schaps; editing byKate Holton)

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