The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 30.5 points, or 0.48%, to 6,449.2, as positive broker comment, healthy gains among the miners and an early recovery in the US pushed the index higher.
International Power posted the biggest gains with a rise of 3.28% to 440.25p, closely followed by Punch Taverns which added 2.68% to £13.04, while Home Retail climbed 2.52% to 457.25p. Detica Group added 2.52% to 387p, while Cable & Wireless advanced 2.43% to 185.6p, although gains were limited by BAE Systems which ended the session down 0.65% to 457p. Scottish & Newcastle was the biggest loser with a fall of 1.28% to 617p, closely followed by Shire which dropped 1.02% to £11.70, while Smiths Group declined 0.73% to £10.85, and Lonmin fell 0.69% to £33.11. In the US, the Dow Jones Ind...
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