London shares close higher
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Leading shares closed firmer as a surprise rise in US consumer confidence index and merger and acquisitions talk involving several blue chip stocks provided investors with an excuse to pile back into the market.
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London equities closed higher on Monday after upbeat broker comment helped property stocks bounce back.
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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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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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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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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected profits and more merger news.
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European shares ended higher on Monday, buoyed by takeover activity as the London Stock Exchange hit a record high after Euronext made a bid approach, while drug makers recovered from a sharp fall.
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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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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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UK blue chips closed stronger today, just off the late afternoon peak lifted by a rally from hard-pressed banking issues, with Wall Street pushing higher in morning deals following better than expected numbers from Lehman Brothers, and ahead of a likely Fed interest rate cut later today.
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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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Sharp gains for oil majors helped the FTSE 100 close higher Thursday for a sixth straight session.
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Leading shares closed higher as gains among Wall Street technology issues added to sentiment already buoyed by Johnson Matthey's reassuring trading update.
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Leading shares have closed firmer, ending back above the 6,000 level for the first time in nearly 5 months, albeit below an early morning peak.
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London shares closed firmer off highs Friday as Wall Street was recovering from lows, with the mining sector the major gainers following news two companies had acquired a stake in Rio Tinto.
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European stocks have nudged upwards in morning trading, with London's FTSE index of 100 leading shares climbing 0.10 percent to 6,128.30 points.
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UK blue chips were strong in solid trade near the session peak as Wall Street pushed higher in early deals as investors assessed a big batch mainly positive batch of US data, dealers said