Mining rally boosts FTSE
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Mining stocks led the FTSE higher on Thursday with Antofagasta, the copper producer focused on Chile, up 3.1 per cent to 476p on talk that a special dividend of up to 40 US cents a share could be paid when full-year results are announced on Tuesday.
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London equities made steady progress on Friday after miners benefited from fresh bid speculation, but further turbulence in the financial sector cast a shadow over sentiment.
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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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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 ended the session higher, boosted by continued strength in heavyweight miners and a robust start to Wall Street, dealers said.
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London equities rallied at the close to finish higher after spending much of the day in negative territory.
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London stocks were higher on Wednesday as banks rallied, with Northern Rock rising strongly after saying it had received a number of unnamed approaches.
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Leading shares have managed to close up at session highs, with strong gains  across oil and mining stocks countering weakness across the banking sector and a cautious morning by Wall Street.
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London equities rose on Thursday, after the sharp sell off during the previous session left mining and financial stocks looking undervalued.
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London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining 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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Mining stocks made gains on Thursday amid talk of further M&A activity.
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Profits at mining group Xstrata more than double, boosted by acquisitions and rising metals prices.
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London stocks mounted a rally at the open on Tuesday, prompted by a late turnround on Wall Street, which helped drive gains across Asia.
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UK blue chips were firmer mid-afternoon as a level of confidence returned to the UK markets, following some bullish corporate news. Sentiment was further boosted by a stronger start to trading on Wall Street.
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THE share market finished sharply higher today, as resource giant BHP Billiton helped lead the market to a recovery from yesterday&#39;s falls.
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Heavily-weighted resource stocks, financials and pharmaceuticals led a powerful rally for European equity markets yesterday.