Shares in the FTSE 100 index are 0.2% lower at 7,235 with interest rates in focus ahead of European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi's press conference later today.Gains on bank stocks, which typically benefit from rising yields, are being offset by losses on utilities, whose share prices generally fall when interest rates are rising.That indicates traders expect Draghi to continue to...

Financials lead the FTSE 100 higher in early trade on Monday, with utilities and homebuilders again bearing the brunt of the selling pressure on the top flight index after Friday's much stronger-than-expected US jobs report for October. The FTSE 100 index is up 22 points, or about 0.3%, at 6,375 with midcaps and smaller company indexes rising by similar margins.Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN)...