British Gas owner Centrica fires up on sleepy Independence Day
With little in the way of corporate updates or major economic data to get investors moving, it was a quiet start for UK equities this morning. The FTSE 100 rose just 17.67 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 7,544.88, while the FTSE 250 was up 54.81 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 18,562.65. The session…