London shares close weak, off lows; NY up;Vodafone, Enterprise Inns falls UPDATE (AFX)

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - UK blue chips closed weaker, albeit off lows as Wall Street recovered from opening losses, with telecoms giant Vodafone (LSE: VOD.L - news) and Enterprise Inns (LSE: ETI.L - news) still remaining the major casualties after releasing disappointing trading updates. At close, the FTSE 100 index was down 40.2 points at 5,364.1 off a low of 5,282.8, while the FTSE 250 index was 62.9 points weaker at 8,982.6. In the United States, Wall Street was higher recovering from session lows as a fall in the oil price offset earlier weakness after Wachovia reported disappointing quarterly results. At London's close, the DJIA index was up 55 points at 11,522.4. Turning to the UK bluechips, Vodafone was down 20.25 pence, or 13.57 percent, at 129 pence after the mobile phone operator said it now sees full-year... [read full story]