UK Stocks Advance, Paced by British Airways and Rentokil
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UK stocks advanced, paced by British Airways Plc after the airline averted a strike by some of its staff. Rentokil Initial Plc, the world&#39;s biggest pest control business, gained after
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher as investors awaited interest rate decisions from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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London shares were up strongly in opening exchanges on Thursday, as Northern Rock rose for a second-consecutive session on takeover speculation.
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London stock markets moved higher on Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses thanks to strength in mining groups and pharmaceuticals.
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Banks and insurers pushed European  shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain's HBOS spearheading  the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war  for domestic banking peer Abbey.
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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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UK shares including HBOS Plc advanced after the country&#39;s fourth-biggest bank dropped out of the running for Abbey National Plc.
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The latest monthly data has carriers' shares lifting higher.
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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 higher, reflecting a strong start on Wall Street and ahead of the Independence Day holiday, with investors shrugging of nerves ahead of Thursday&#39;s UK interest rate decision.
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Record fuel prices almost halved British  Airways' third-quarter profits, but Europe's No.2 airline  raised its full-year revenue forecast on Friday as passenger  numbers and its cargo business both improve.
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European equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
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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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Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as news of planned mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the long weekend.
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Qantas shares are 1.5 percent higher Thursday after the Australian flag carrier confirmed the Aust. $1.1 billion ($770 million) exit of British Airways from its share register.
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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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The FTSE 100 has jumped on relief over weaker oil prices, an unexpected reprieve for the economic outlook, and for big fuel consumers such as British Airways.