FTSE makes early gains

The morning’s top winner is Bradford & Bingley, which rose 18 points, or 4.5%, to 417.75. Centrica climbed 10.5 points, or 2.88%, to 375p. Invesco increased by 14.5 points, or 2.45%, to 605.5p. Johnson Matthey soared 40 points, or 2.41%, to 1698.00p, followed by Liberty International, which rose 27 points, or 2.34%, to 1182.00p. The three worst performers are AstraZeneca, which fell 13 points, or 0.5%, to 2583.00. GlaxoSmithKline dropped four points, or 0.31%, to 1305p. Detica Group fell 0.25 points, or 0.06%, to 405.75p. The Dow Jones jumped 187.34 points, or 1.41%, on closing, at...