Higher sales at Pru and Man Group tip FTSE over 4,100

The FTSE 100 broke over the 4,100 mark by the end of business on Thursday after Prudential reported higher than expected third quarter sales and Man Group, the hedge fund company, announced it has raised $670m for a new fund. The FTSE 100 jumped 113.00 points or 2.8% to 4170.70 thanks to higher demand for products at Pru's US and Asian divisions. Prudential rose 31p or 7.1% to 467p as sales, excluding mutual funds, rose 6%, and Man Group added 77p or 8.7% to 958p. DFS Furniture also advanced 37.5p or 10.2% to 406p as net income in the 12 months ending July 31 rose 7% to £35.7...