The FTSE 100 is still climbing this morning, thanks to gains for Aviva, in a move which could see the benchmark index close the week above the 4500 barrier.
The FTSE 100 index is currently up 25 points or 0.6% to 4541 and the FTSE All-Share indeed has gained 11 points to 2263, as Aviva is today reaping the benefits of its second-half results earlier in the week. Aviva is currently up almost 10p to 573.75 giving the group behind Norwich Union a three-day gain of 5.8%. Corus Group, the steelmaker which only months ago was struggling to stay afloat, is also up 1.5p to 43.75p, as a director at Russian energy supplier Gazprom has today bought a huge chunk of 44 million shares, making him the second-largest investor in Corus. Engineering com...
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