London shares close up but off peaks
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Leading shares closed higher Tuesday, but off peaks, buoyed by a resilient mining sector and ongoing buying interest among pharmaceuticals although early strength on Wall Street petered out as weak housing data heightened economic woes.
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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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U.S. stocks closed below session highs, but encouraging news on bonds and housing led to a positive finish.
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The FTSE 100 could not hold ground above the 6,200 mark on Wednesday, as Wall Street stocks edged higher in choppy trading.
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UK blue chips closed higher, just short of midday highs, thanks to strength from oil and mining sectors.
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London shares showed some resilience to close firmer, with investors temporarily shrugging off subprime concerns to refocus on fundamentals and valuations, with Whitbread closing strongly following a solid H1 update.
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Blue chips extended gains in late afternoon trade to close sharply higher, with Exel and miners leading the gainers, while investors also took heart from a rebound on Wall Street, dealers said.
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US stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday amid mixed economic news and light trading as Wall Street headed home early for the Christmas holiday.
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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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European shares closed at 2-1/2 year highs Friday in the truncated final session before Christmas, led by gains in oil stocks such as BP.
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Blue chips closed comfortably higher, lifted in late afternoon trade by a positive early performance by Wall Street, while a firm media sector and recovering oil stocks also boosted the FTSE 100, dealers said.
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UK blue chips closed higher Thursday, reversing earlier losses, with higher commodity prices aiding the oil and mining sectors and investors encouraged by steady gains on Wall Street.
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The FTSE 100 index closed slightly higher as strong gains by the telecom sector offset a dull performance by Wall Street and weak media stocks.
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Leading shares have closed higher, reaching day highs, with the mining sector in fine fettle as the rumour mill resuscitated talk BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could be sizing up Alcoa, which was among the gainers that led Wall Street higher.
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UK blue-chips ended the day up, building on Tuesday&#39;s rally, with miners and financials driving gains although Northern Rock remained under pressure, while Wall Street extended its surge, a day after a half-point rate cut from the Fed.
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Leading shares closed higher, at session highs, aided by a strong rise on Wall Street in anticipation of a rate cut tomorrow, while miners underpinned Footsie gains as production worries pushed base metals higher.
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The FTSE was trading higher on Thursday afternoon despite a sharply lower open on Wall Street.