FTSE huffs and puffs its way to finish on a high

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In the UK the FTSE 100 Index of leading shares climbed 27.90 points, or 0.5%, 5413.60, led by Imperial Tobacco Group and Enterprise Inns.

Imperial Tobacco, Europe's second-largest cigarette maker, rose 50p, or 3.2%, to a record 1,597p. The company says it plans to cut 200 jobs in Berlin as it transfers production to Poland to reduce costs. Enterprise Inns, the UK’s biggest pub landlord, gained 16.5p, or 2%, to 840p after it said operating profit per pub rose more than 8% in the fiscal second half as the company attracted customers. BP, Europe's biggest oil company, declined 6p, or 0.9%, to 662p while Royal Dutch Shell, the region's second-largest, lost 22p, or 1.2%, to 1,831p. Crude-oil futures fell 2.7%to $64.70 a b...

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