Footsie overcomes yesterday's hiccup

The Footsie experienced a strong recovery today after last night's mishap. It closed 152.40 points up at 5842.90. Strong stocks were Misys, the UK's biggest provider of software to financial companies, and HSBC Holdings. Anglo American Plc also fared well. The world's biggest mining company added 96p to 1,150. The shares took their biggest jump in 20 months in London because a successful bid for De Beers would eliminate the top diamond company's 35% stake in Anglo, making it more widely held. A significant decline was suffered by Advance Power Components Plc. The company dropped 77.5...