London shares close stronger
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Leading shares closed at a day&#39;s high, while Wall Street remained lower, with the blue chips bouyed by gains in Cadbury Schweppes after the group announced it is planning to sell its Butterkist popcorn brand.
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Sharp gains for oil majors helped the FTSE 100 close higher Thursday for a sixth straight session.
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London shares made strong gains in early trade on Tuesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street overnight and led by mining stocks as metal prices continued to rise.
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UK blue chips closed the day's trade in positive territory, bolstered by strength on Wall Street which was assisted by a raft of merger news including the purchase by Bank of New York of Mellon Financial.
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European stock markets closed modestly higher in shortened trading hours after a strong pre-Christmas showing by Wall Street.
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The FTSE 100 index closed comfortably higher thanks to robust earnings from Reuters and Reckitt Benckiser, although British blue-chips ended below their best levels after a mixed morning on Wall Street.
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The FTSE 100 closed firmer Friday, but off session peaks which saw the index hit a new 7-year intra day high, with financials putting in a strong performance amid hopes the long-running ABN Amro saga could be closer to a resolution.
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London equities moved higher in morning trade on Tuesday after an extended bank holiday weekend. Banks were in focus on further bid news while Vodafone cheered investors with strong annual results.
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London equities made strong gains in opening trade on Tuesday, lifted by improving sentiment in the banking sector and a strong showing for resource stocks.
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British blue chips finished today's session sharply higher, as US indices rocketed on the back of strong economic data and positive corporate news, and with mm02 and Royal and Sun Alliance well ahead of the pack, dealers said.
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Leading shares have closed modestly higher, after a volatile afternoon session, with the FTSE 100 just hanging on to the 5,900 level.
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Leading shares closed higher, boosted by a solid rally on Wall Street and strength in mining and media stocks, offsetting yet another spike in the London price of oil, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed higher, near session peaks, with Reed Elsevier enjoying a strong performance on news it is to put its educational division up for sale.
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UK blue chips closed higher, with the FTSE 100 going through the 6,000 barrier briefly, helped by a bullish conference call at Barclays prompting a turnaround in the banking sector, and a strong start on Wall Street.
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UK blue chips closed higher for the 11th session in the last 12, with oil companies gaining on a strong crude price, and Wall Street reacting calmly to US economic data.
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European stock markets climbed strongly after shaking off a mixed overnight showing on Wall Street, as banking stocks gave a pre-weekend boost to London share prices.
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London equities made strong gains on Friday,as fresh bid activity energerised the mining sector and Wall Street futures took off after Microsoft made an offer for Yahoo.