Insurers help FTSE higher
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London equities moved higher on Thursday, after the insurance sector received a boost following strong numbers from Aviva.
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Stocks rose after Warren Buffett offered to help out troubled bond insurers, easing some of Wall Streetâs concerns about further deterioration in the credit markets.
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Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten.
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Leading shares ended the session higher as a raft of positive broker comment and strength in energy stocks added to a positive start on Wall Street.
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Aviva, the biggest insurance company in Britain, said Wednesday that group sales surged by more than a fifth in 2007, boosted by a robust performance overseas.
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Fewer catastrophe claims and a rise in premiums helps insurance market Lloyd's of London unveil a rise in profits.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday after a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability, fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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Britain's FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) rose  0.3 percent in early trading on Wednesday as European and Asian  bourses swept to multi-year highs and as ICI  leapt more  than 9 percent on a sale of one of its units.
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A strong performance from the heavyweight banking sector helped the FTSE 100 rise 150 points.
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European stock markets rose in early trading, with London climbing above 4,700 points as oil majors won support from firmer crude prices, dealers said.
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London equities made progress in opening trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in financial stocks. Retailers stayed in the limelight with closely watched corporate news from J Sainsbury and DSG International.
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European shares edged higher on Monday bolstered by reassuring comments from UK bank Lloyds TSB on its earnings expectations for this year.
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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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U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday, as  battered insurers rose on confidence a probe of the industry  would end quickly, helping the Dow break its 5-day streak of  losses to score its strongest one-day rally since early June.
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The latest monthly data has carriers' shares lifting higher.
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Stocks ended higher on Thursday after  a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability,  fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the  prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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The FTSE 100 has raced higher, led by ICI after it issued an upbeat outlook and Shell as investors welcome its streamlined structure and robust results.