The best performance from Vodafone for five years has pushed the FTSE 100 back past the 6,600 mark to end the session up 36 points, or 0.55%, to 6,606.5.
Vodafone ended the day up 5.48% to 159.7p, as it reported organic growth of 4.3% and is predicting a better than expected group revenue of £33.3bn to £34.1bn for the current year. British Airways also performed well with a rise of 4.66% to 482.5p, closely followed by BSkyB which added 3.2% to 660.5p, while Mitchells & Butler climbed 3.18% to 892p, and Cadbury Schweppes advanced 2.99% to 723.5p. GlaxoSmithKline was the biggest loser with a fall of 2.1% to £13.06, following reports doctors in the US are not using its diabetes drug Avandia on suggestions it could increase the risk of heart...
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