Capita shares fall as FTSE 100 flatlines Overall, however, the wider market was little changed in early deals, with the FTSE 100 up 2 points and the mid-cap FTSE 250 down just 1 point. "European financial markets kick off the week in an upbeat manner, helped by an advance in most Asian markets overnight and general bullishness with the US S&P 500 index not too far from its all-time high," said Ishaq Siddiqi, a market strategist at ETX Capital. That said, with high profile earnings from both the US and Europe in full swing, together with an onslaught of tier-1 economic data due during the course of this week, markets are likely to pause for breath during Monday's session. Among the second-liners, coal group New World Resources was the worst performer with a fall of 7.7pc. The shares dropped after the company said average agreed prices for thermal coal would decline by 19pc this year. Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail also lost 4.6pc on the FTSE 250 following a downgrade to "equal weight" from "overweight" at Morgan Stanley.