Financial and mining stocks boost FTSE

Barclays made the most impressive gains and shares added 27.5 points, or 4.74%, to 607.5p. Tesco shares were up 18.25 points, or 4.39%, to 433.5p, followed by Schroders, up 48 points, or 4.29%, to £11.68. BHP Billiton shared jumped 60 points, or 4.25%, to £14.71, while Next added 79 points, or 4.25%, to £19.40. There were only two losers on the FTSE 100, Rentokil shares were down 0.9p, or 0.52%, to 170.9p, followed by DSG International, which fell 0.3 points, or 0.2%, to 146.9p. In New York, the Dow Jones is following the global trend this morning, climbing 116.57 points so far, or 0.89...