The FTSE 100 Index continues to put space between itself and losses incurred on Thursday when bombs ripped through London and affecting the City benchmark.
The FTSE 100 index is this morning sitting 13.5 points higher at 5245.7 points, representing a three-year high, and led by logistics firm, Exel up 15.5p to 880.5p. Mobile incumbent Vodafone has also climbed 2.25p higher to 141.5p, as newspapers have the company squashing rumours of its interest in T-Mobile USA. On the downside, BT Group has shed 2.25p to 226.75p, with oil firms BP and Shell Transport & Trading Company losing 5.50p to 636p and 4.75p to 559.25p. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced to a three-month high at its close early Saturday morning, on the back of opti...
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