The FTSE 100 index advanced 46.7 points to 5090.4 points at its close a short while ago, led by BG Group and breaking a two-day oil stranglehold on the market.
The natural gas firm picked up 18.25p to 472p, after Morgan Stanley raised its share- price forecast by 20% to 480p. Royal Dutch/Shell Group also added 17p to 545p, after shareholders voted to merge its holding companies in the Netherlands and Britain. Recruitment firm Hays has climbed 3.5p to 129.25p, after announcing a 15% increase in net fees during the second half of its fiscal year, due to higher demand for staff in Europe and Australia. On the losing side, property firm Hammerson, shed 12.5p to 899.5p, after it sold Boulevard Haussmann in Paris to a German Fund. Centrica has ...
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