Vodafone and Selfridges lead FTSE higher

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The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 rose this morning led by gains made by Vodafone and Selfridges. ...

The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 rose this morning led by gains made by Vodafone and Selfridges. The FTSE 100 rose 0.3% to 3889.5 points, and the FTSE All-Share Index gained 0.11 points to 1867.87 this morning. Department store Selfridges gained 6p, or 1.8%, to 332.5, and the world's biggest mobile phone company, Vodafone Group, rose 1.25p, or 1%, to 123.75 after the company won a license to provide wireless services in Bahrain. However, the world's biggest distributor of plumbing products, Wolseley, shed 12p, or 2.2%, to 546, as it was reported that the distributor plans t...

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