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Leading shares closed firmer as a positive reading of November US jobs data helped ease inflation concerns in the world's largest economy, and with Barclays climbing on the back of vague bid speculation, dealers said.
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London equities opened in positive territory on Thursday as a raft of bid news helped lift sentiment on the market. The FTSE 100 started trade up 0.3 per cent at 4,740.1 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 stayed flat at 6,755.7.
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Blue chips have closed up, albeit off session highs, with strength in mining issues the main prop for gains in London, and with volume thin on the ground as Wall Street was closed for Presidents' Day holiday.
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The British FTSE 100 index rose 0.34 percent to 4,517.40 points in late morning trading in London, while the German DAX 30 climbed 0.16 percent to 3,823.78 points and the French CAC 40 firmed 0.43 percent to ...
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Leading blue chips closed firm at a session high having spent much of the morning in negative territory, shrugging off nervous jitters caused by Friday&#39;s security threats in London, and with a strong start to Wall street following a spate of positive economic news.
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London shares opened sharply higher on Friday with only a handful of stocks trading in the red after the Dow closed at a record high overnight.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday,  as investors shrugged off record crude oil prices and bought  beaten-down shares, pushing blue chips to close above 10,000  for the first time in 2 weeks.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Dow finishing above 14,000 for the first time and hitting a record close, on profits that beat expectations in the technology and industrial sectors.
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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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Leading shares closed markedly higher, encouraged by gains on Wall Street where investors cheered a flurry of M-and-A deals at home and abroad, and solid economic data, although rising oil prices remained under scrutiny, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed sharply up, as Wall Street soared after the week&#39;s economic reading indicated inflation remained tepid last month, with UK miners powering ahead after base metals came off lows on the CPI data.
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Leading shares closed stronger, just off late session highs with Wall Street posting good gains as above-forecast headline US PPI data proved mainly to be due to fuel price rises, with a benign inflation picture seen overall.
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The FTSE 100 closed slightly higher, despite a negative opening session by Wall Street which was triggered by a fall in US crude stocks.
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UK blue-chips closed up Friday but off highs as Wall Street remained firmer, with Kingfisher gaining among UK blue chips.
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Stocks closed higher on Wall Street amid the Oracle-PeopleSoft merger and a climb in retail sales figures. Investors pushed stocks substantially higher yesterday as Wall Street greeted the Oracle-PeopleSoft
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Leading shares closed near session highs, and significantly back above the 6,200 level, with the Bank of England's decision to keep rates on hold and a resurgent mining sector helping to add stability following the recent turmoil in global markets.
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The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest close in four months, extending a recent winning streak to 11 gains out of the last 12 sessions, with fund managers and other financial shares setting the pace.