Leading shares rally in early trade
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The FTSE 100 index of leading shares jumped 0.69 percent to 6,313.70 points in late morning trade on Thursday.
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The FTSE was trading higher on Thursday afternoon despite a sharply lower open on Wall Street.
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Leading shares closed just below their session highs, with upbeat broker comment, bid talk and a positive early trade by Wall Street helping the market recover from this morning's attempted terror attack in Syria.
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European stock markets jumped out the blocks in early trading, with London trading at fresh two-year high points after Wall Street finished on a strong note last week.
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European stock markets have powered ahead following strong gains by US and Japanese shares, with London's FTSE 100 leading the charge as heavyweight miners soared over 3.0 percent.
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London equities made progress in opening trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in financial stocks. Retailers stayed in the limelight with closely watched corporate news from J Sainsbury and DSG International.
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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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Leading shares finished the session comfortably higher, at their best levels in almost 2-1/2 years, boosted by positive news from BSkyB and a broadly positive morning on Wall Street, dealers said.
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European shares got off to a sparkling  start of the New Year, rallying to a 30-month high on Monday  after a broad rebound of the dollar lifted exporters such as  car giant DaimlerChrysler.
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European stocks have nudged upwards in morning trading, with London's FTSE index of 100 leading shares climbing 0.10 percent to 6,128.30 points.
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London equities made strong gains on Monday, with banking stocks at the forefront of the rally at the start of a busy week for newsflow in the sector.
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Leading shares ended the session higher as a raft of positive broker comment and strength in energy stocks added to a positive start on Wall Street.
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European shares rise in early trade on Friday, after the recent three-day fall in markets across the globe.
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The FTSE rallied on Friday as buyers returned to the market seeking bargains after Thursday's 150-point fall.
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Europe's main stock markets have risen in initial trading, with London's FTSE 100 climbing to the highest level since late 2000 on takeover speculation in the mining sector.
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FTSE 100 soars in first few minutes of trading, fuelled by last night's surprise cut in US interest rates.
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European stock markets pushed upwards in early deals as company news provided a fillip in otherwise cautious trading ahead of a US interest rate decision.