London shares end higher
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Blue chips closed firmer, not far from the day's peak on the final full trading session before Christmas helped by an early jump on Wall Street, thanks to strength in tech issues, and with mining heavyweights helping fuel a late Santa rally in London.
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London equities moved sharply higher on Thursday after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as investors snapped up semiconductor shares at bargain prices  and bought some blue chips after crude oil retreated from  record high prices.
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Leading shares closed firmer, ending near the day's peak gaining a boost in the afternoon from an early rally on Wall Street thanks to some positive earnings news, and a retreat by crude prices, dealers said.
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LONDON  - European stock markets closed modestly higher in shortened trading hours after a strong pre-Christmas showing by Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday  as investors hoping for a year-end rally bought shares.
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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 3 weeks.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as Internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology  shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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London equities moved higher in opening trade on Thursday, helped by buoyant financial stocks and a fresh set of bid talk.
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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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The FTSE 100 extended its end-of-year rally to close higher on Christmas Eve for the fifth straight session.
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Leading British blue chips extended gains in late trade to close markedly higher, taking heart from strong gains across US markets led by gains in telecoms on positive earnings news and mergers and acquisition speculation, dealers said.
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A strong rally on US and Asian markets overnight boosted the FTSE on Thursday.
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The FTSE 100 ended the session in positive territory but off intraday highs, as a spike in crude prices and worries over US employment data took the shine off a rally in insurers and strong traffic figures from British Airways, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed off earlier highs but still on a bullish note, as increased activity in mergers and acquisitions boosted stocks.
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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.
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London shares closed firmer Monday recovering from lows as Wall Street remained higher with Sainsbury up amid rumours that part of the founding family&#39;s holding was changing hands at 610 pence a share, with a possible bid for the group imminent.