FTSE rises for first day in four

The FTSE 100 Index gained for the first day in four, adding 24.1 points, to 5233.6. Overall the index fell 0.7% this week. For each stock that dropped in the FTSE All-Share, two made a gain, which added 12.06 points and is now 2542.43. BAE Systems, Europe's largest defence company that had higher sales in the US than in Britain last year, advanced 12.5p to 365p. WPP, the world's number two advertising company gained 14.5p to 804.5p. Just less than half its revenue comes from the US. Anglo American, the mining company, rose 1.4% to 1,195p. GlaxoSmithKline rose 35p to 1,630p, climbi...