Tate & Lyle give FTSE sweet ending

Sugar company Tate & Lyle posted the biggest gains of 6.09% to 767p, after brokers increased its rating, while Vodafone added 4.09% to 127.25p after an upbeat briefing on its Spanish and Italian operations. Meanwhile steelmaker Corus jumped 3.89% to 407.5p, closely followed by British Airways which added 3.68% to 450.25p, while retail group Kingfisher climbed 3.37% to 260.5p. On the downside most of the losses were posted by mining and energy firms as gold futures fell, with Kazakhmys the biggest drag with a drop of 4.96% to £10.53, closely followed by BHP Billiton which slipped 4.81% t...