FTSE starts week on positive note

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The FTSE 100 index closed up 23.10 points at 4,260.90 today, one day after Sweden rejected the euro ...

The FTSE 100 index closed up 23.10 points at 4,260.90 today, one day after Sweden rejected the euro in a referendum. BAE Systems gained 6.5p to 182p after analysts upgraded their outlook for the stock. Granada closed up 3.5p at 100.25p after yesterday's newspaper reports that the company's bid for Carlton Communication could be tied up in a three-way battle involving greeting cards maker Hallmark. Royal & Sun Alliance gained 2.75p to 117.75p even as its £960m rights issue prospectus revealed a near-$400m lawsuit threat from US banks unhappy over risk contracts. S...

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