FTSE stays strong on afternoon trading

Cable and Wireless rose 7.5 points, or 4.5%, to 174.3p. Lonmin rose 121 points, or 3.66%, to 3426c. Anglo American rose 92 points, or 3.27%, to 2908p. BT Group rose nine points, or 2.9%, to 319p. BHP Billiton rose 38 points, or 2.61%, to 1494p. Northern Rock fell 33 points, or 4.91%, to 639p. ITV fell 4.6 points, or 4.14%, to 106.4p. Alliance & Leicester fell 26 points, or 2.7%, to 937.5p. Shire fell 32 points, or 2.5%, to 1246p. British Land fell 23 points, or 1.88%, to 1200p. The Dow Jones reached 13430.98c today after rising 139.33 points, or 1.05%. General Motors rose 1.94 po...