Shares end higher boosted by miners, tobaccos
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Leading shares finished the session strongly, at day's highs, boosted by gains in heavyweight miners and tobacco stocks and brushing aside the US being shut for a public holiday, dealers said.
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Blue chip shares made gains thanks to a solid performance across the Atlantic and positive results from mining stocks.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher as investors awaited interest rate decisions from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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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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London shares made strong gains in early trade on Tuesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street overnight and led by mining stocks as metal prices continued to rise.
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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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Stocks ended higher on Monday, helped by strong results from IBM  that eased worries about the economy and sparked a rebound after last week's losses.
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A resurgent mining sector helped the leading share index finish in positive territory, dealers said Monday.
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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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London equities opened in positive territory on Friday as miners continued to rally on firmer base metal prices and the FTSE was cheered by a strong session on Wall Street overnight.
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UK blue chips closed higher, but off peaks, as early strength on Wall Street evaporated on rising oil prices, while solid full year numbers from BAE and Centrica held the index in positive territory.
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Leading shares have ended higher as well received news from Sage Group and Wolseley added to strength in heavyweight pharmas and an early rally on Wall Street.
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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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Europe's main stock markets rebounded on Tuesday, with London lifted by heavyweight mining shares after a recovery by Wall Street overnight.
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British blue chips finished today's session sharply higher, as US indices rocketed on the back of strong economic data and positive corporate news, and with mm02 and Royal and Sun Alliance well ahead of the pack, dealers said.
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The Australian share market renewed its climb Tuesday, led by gains on Wall Street and a turnaround in the miners that had driven the market to its biggest fall in six months the day before.
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Europe's main stock markets rallied in morning trade, with support from heavyweight miners after a recovery on Wall Street overnight, dealers said Friday.