FTSE 1.3% up on gas and beer

Dresdner Kleinwort upgraded BG stock from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’, pushing the integrated natural gas company to the day’s best result – up 32 points, or 4.27%, to 782. Liberty International led a mini recovery for miners in London, jumping 43 points above ground, or 3.78%, to 1180. SABMiller did well also, the beer brewing giants finished off a solid day in style, knocking back a 45 point gain, or 3.51%, to close on 1326. DSG International was the only stock to lose anything significant, a watchful trading statement released this morning led it to a 2.5 point fall, or 1.59%, to 154.8. In New Y...