The FTSE 100 ended on a high for the third day after it rose 27 points, or 0.51%, to 5344.3, after strong performances from PartyGaming.com and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group.
PartyGaming.com, the world's largest online poker operator, advanced 6.25p, or 7.2%, to 93.5p, while Royal & Sun, the UK's No. 2 property and casualty insurer, gained 4.25p, or 4.4% to 100.5p, the highest since March 2004. Meanwhile BAA, the world's largest airfield operator, declined 7p, or 1.1%, to 606.5p after the company said first-half earnings fell to £257m from £418m a year earlier after gains on investment property fell under new accounting rules. TTP Communications, whose wireless software powers the Blackberry handheld e-mailer, also slid 4.5p, or 15%, to 25.5p, for their bi...
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