The UK's benchmark index the FTSE 100 ended the day 46.9 points higher at 5856.5 with gains for Marc...
The UK's benchmark index the FTSE 100 ended the day 46.9 points higher at 5856.5 with gains for Marconi up 22.5p to 360.5p amid speculation it's a takeover target for US tech group Cisco and Rio Tinto rose 42p to 1409p on saying it expects further sector consolidation. Oil stocks gained in value after increases in the July delivery of crude oil on the New York mercantile exchange and the Brent crude settlement for August. Shell rose 11p to 629p and BP added 6.5p to 638p. AEA Technology advanced 60.5p, more than a quarter, to 281.5p on saying talks to takeover the group responsible for...
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