A strong set of third quarter figures from industrial gases giant BOC and a firm upgrading of steelm...
A strong set of third quarter figures from industrial gases giant BOC and a firm upgrading of steelmaker Corus by analysts at Goldman Sachs combined with a 300 points and counting rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average index in New York this afternoon to turn the FTSE's lacklustre morning into a strong afternoon rally beyond the 4,100 points level. The index of 100 leading UK shares ended the day up 134.60 points at 4,131. Corus led the gainers with a 6.75p gain to 52.25p, followed by BOC, which gained 74p to 912p. Technology investor 3i also saw its shares gain, up 4...
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