In London, the FTSE 100 was up 49.7, or 0.8%, to 6300.3 after British Airways defied yesterday's massive fine.
BA made big gains despite a scandal over price fixing, up 17.5 points, or 4.53%, to 403.75p. Unilever shares were up 64p, or 4.26%, to £15.68 and Vodafone shares added 6.2 points, or 4.12%, to 156.6p. Marks & Spencer shares gained 21 points, or 3.42%, to 635.5p and Prudential was up 22 points, or 3.24%, to 700p by the end of trading. Mitchells saw the biggest losses and shares were down 35 points, or 4.68%, to 713p. Whitbread shares fell by 65 points, or 3.93%, to £15.88 and Rio Tinto followed, down 110 points, or 3.19%, to £33.35. In New York, the Dow Jones seems to be showing early s...
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