UK stock market advanced for a third day, as military forces seem to be striking out towards Baghdad...
UK stock market advanced for a third day, as military forces seem to be striking out towards Baghdad is increasing optimism that the war against Iraq might be ending soon. Gallaher Group, the maker of Silk Cut cigarettes, and Canary Wharf, developer of the world's second largest office park, led the gains. Gallaher rose 25p or 4.2% to 624.5p and Canary Wharf jumped 4.5p or 3.4%, to 137p. The FTSE All-Share Index advanced 0.64p to 1797.83p while the benchmark FTSE 100 gained 1.2p to 3754.6p. AstraZeneca, Europe's second largest drugmaker, fell 55p, or 2.4% to 2,210p afte...
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