FTSE stays strong on close

Barclays rose 24.5 points, or 3.99%, to 638p. ICAP rose 13 points, or 2.66%, to 501p. Kazakhmys rose 30 points, or 2.36%, to 1299p. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group rose 2.6 points, or 1.84%, to 144.1p. Standard Chartered rose 26 points, or 1.7%, to 1556p. Rentokil fell 3.6 points, or 2.08%, to 169.6p. BHP Billiton fell 29 points, or 1.99%, to 1430p. BG Group fell 12.5 points, or 1.57%, to 781.5p. BP fell seven points, or 1.26%, to 550.5p. Diageo fell 12 points, or 1.13%, to 1047p. The Dow Jones opened this morning at 13357.74c after rising 119.01 points, or 0.9%. Home Depot ...