FTSE breaches 6,000 points
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London's FTSE 100 shares index has hit 6,000 points as investors seized on strong gains by US and Japanese shares, falling oil prices and a buoyant mining sector.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction with the rate on six-month bills climbing to the highest level in three weeks.
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A strong rally on US and Asian markets overnight boosted the FTSE on Thursday.
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Leading shares ended the session firmer, having flirted with fresh six-year highs, as BAE Systems experienced a surge of seven percent.
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The pound has risen to a six-week high against the dollar following stronger-than-expected economic growth data.
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European shares hit fresh six-and-a-half year highs on Monday amid gains in the financials sector.
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Shares on the key Bombay index rose nearly 1 percent and hit the 6,500-level for the first time on Friday, tracking a global holiday rally and on hopes of an early end to an ongoing ownership dispute in the Reliance group.
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A strong performance from the heavyweight banking sector helped the FTSE 100 rise 150 points.
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Mergers &amp; acquisitions activity drove European stock markets to their highest level in more than six years on Tuesday morning.
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London equities made strong gains on Wednesday, with every FTSE 100 constituent  rallying, after strong overnight gains on Wall Street followed news of the Federal Reserve&#39;s 50 basis point cut in US rates.
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Lonmin led the way as the FTSE 100 powered to its highest close in almost seven years on Friday.
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The pound hit a weekly peak of 1.4756 against the euro on Friday as investors dismissed poor manufacturing figures.
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Britain's FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) rose  0.3 percent in early trading on Wednesday as European and Asian  bourses swept to multi-year highs and as ICI  leapt more  than 9 percent on a sale of one of its units.
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The FTSE 100 gains 7.5% in value over 2004 in a year tainted by high oil prices and rising interest rates.
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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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Europe&#39;s main equity markets rose in initial trading on Thursday, with London&#39;s FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.35 percent to 6,590.20 points
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London equities moved higher in opening trade on Thursday, helped by buoyant financial stocks and a fresh set of bid talk.