FTSE gets an energy boost

Antofagasta has climbed 2% to 2,499p after an initial surge of 8.2% and Centrica has gained 3.2% to 312p. Reuters has risen 2% to 407p after it said first-quarter sales rose 13% after its acquisition of Moneyline Telerate. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 85.64 points, or 0.5%, to 17,055.93 points, led by technology-related companies on speculation profits will be stronger than expected. Advantest gained 360 yen, or 2.7%, to 13,600, Nikon jumped 175 yen, or 8.5%, to 2,245 and KDDI advanced 35,000 yen, or 5.3%, to 691,000. Among companies which reported earnings yesterday,...