The FTSE 100 Index has added 21.4 points, or 0.4%, to 6215.6 in early trading, led by Vodafone, Anglo American, and BHP Billiton.
Vodafone has climbed 3.5p, or 2.6% to 139.5p after the company said operating profit, excluding asset sales, rose 5.7% to £6.24bn. Anglo American, the world's second-largest mining company, is up 1.2%to 2455p. Larger rival BHP Billiton has climbed 0.8% to 986p. Meanwhile shares Alliance Boots have fallen 2.5p, or 0.3%, to 816.5p after the company reported a 51% decline in first-half profit. The company said profit fell to £135m after a gain from selling property wasn't repeated. In Japan stocks gained after a report on gross domestic product showed the nation's economy grew twice as fas...
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