Increased profits at Tesco lifts FTSE

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The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently up 9.60 points to 4,270.50 after UK stocks rose this morning pac...

The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently up 9.60 points to 4,270.50 after UK stocks rose this morning paced by Tesco. Tesco rose 10p to 238.5p after it said first-half profit advanced 16% as the supermarket sold more non-food products in its stores. Axon Group gained 7p to 134.5p. The computer consultant announced that first-half profit rose 78% as it signed up more clients. British Sky Broadcasting Group shed 7.5p to 629p after several newspapers reported that the company's chief executive officer Tony Ball may leave. BT Group climbed 3.75p to 189p after analysts at...

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