FTSE breaks through 5000 points finally

Blue-chip shares headed upwards in morning trading, boosted by a strong performance from mining, petrochemical and gaming stocks. Reckitt Benkiser up led the benchmark up 47p to 1727p along with British Gas 12.25p to 429p. Scottish Radio Holdings rose 14% to 992.5 p, after rejecting an initial take over bid by media giant Emap. Shares in the media firm dipped slightly by 0.6% in contrast. Emap has offered 1,040p for each of the broadcaster's shares. Shares in HBOS rose 11.5p, to close at 812p, their first increase in five days after the lender said it would meet an earnings growth f...