FTSE makes strong gains
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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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The FTSE 100 ended the week on a positive note thanks to a powerful performance from the heavyweight oil sector.
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London equities made strong progress in opening trade on Monday, with resource stocks once more at the forefront of the rally as commodities markets remained bullish.
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London stocks moved higher on Tuesday as surprisingly weak UK inflation data raised hopes that interest rate cuts were still on the agenda.
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The latest monthly data has carriers' shares lifting higher.
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Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten.
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A strong rally on US and Asian markets overnight boosted the FTSE on Thursday.
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Shares rose in early trading in London Thursday, in line with other European markets, after a recovery for Japanese share prices and an overnight rebound on Wall Street.
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UK blue chips closed higher Tuesday, having stayed in positive territory throughout the session, reflecting a strong showing on Wall Street sparked by takeover talk and a rebound in consumer confidence, with Vodafone the top FTSE 100 gainer.
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European equity markets were higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from France Telecom  (NYSE:FTE)and Swiss engineering group ABB (NYSE:ABB) and prospects for restructuring at Italian insurer Generali.
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.
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The FTSE 100 has raced higher, led by ICI after it issued an upbeat outlook and Shell as investors welcome its streamlined structure and robust results.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.
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The FTSE on Wednesday held on to its gains from the previous session helped by some strong moves in the life assurance sector.
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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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The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday after buyers emerged, eager to find bargains after some heavy losses over the week.
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Strong gains for European equities were led by the heavily-weighted financial, energy and drugs sectors after gains on Wall Street overnight followed the Federal Reserve's decision to leave US interest rates on hold.