Strong US figures boost UK and global stocks

UK stocks are climbing again this morning after US shares closed at their highest level for two weeks, on the back of revised growth figures. Vodafone Group, GlaxoSmithKline and BP are all performing well again after it was revealed in a US government report their economy expanded faster than previously estimated for the first quarter. The benchmark FT-SE 100 Index climbed 2.5% already to 4652.7, as Vodafone, BP and Glaxo account for more than a quarter of the advance. Vodafone added 3.25p, or 3.7%, to 91.75p while BP gained advanced 6p, or 1.1% to 541p and Glaxo climbed 29p,...