BBC News | FTSE opens flat after oil price slips BBC News (Open): The price of oil reversed gains made on Thursday while London shares opened flat overall, Brent crude stood at $49.18, down 0.8%. The FTSE 100 index was up 2.8 points at 6,248.45. Shares in Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Antofagasta and Glencore were ... Stocks Reach Three-Week High in Yellen Countdown as Oil Falls |