Market News and Investment Information | Reuters.co.uk

Market News and Investment Information | Reuters.co.uk: "Liquid gases company BOC and fellow chemicals group ICI both featured among blue-chip fallers, down 1.6 and 0.9 percent respectively as peers elsewhere in the world revealed a downbeat outlook. U.S. group Stepan said it expected to report a fourth-quarter net loss and Australian paint maker Wattyl said its first-half net profit was down 20 percent due to a weak housing market."