Shares gain on election outcomes

Prudential is up 11p to 421p to lead the gainers after reports it is to sell an asset – the Burlington Arcade in London – for up to £56m. AstraZenica is up 50p to 2,307p as big pharma gains from the predicted victory for Bush, which along with further gains in the Congressional and Senatorial elections for the Republican party should see less pressure on drug companies to cut costs of their products in the US market. GlaxoSmithKline is up 13p to 1,183p. Dixons is down 1p to 173p after the company warned UK retailers may have to shift operations abroad to escape strict lease agreeme...