FTSE flourishing as global stocks climb

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The FTSE 100 is surging ahead this morning led again by boisterous blue chips, up 61.8 points, or 0.97%, to 6410.9 so far.

Miners Lonmin and Vedanta are higher on offer speculation, but it is Anglo American leading the way, up 4.41% to 3293. Man Group is higher on news chief executive Stanley Fink sold over £27m worth of shares in the company, the alternative investment provider is up 4.07% to 562.5. Sage Group is also having a good morning, the business management software provider is 3.8% up, to 218.75. Northern Rock is leading the losses this morning as its recent volatility continues, currently down 4.71%, to 111.2. BSkyB is lower as Goldman Sachs cut the shares to 'sell' from 'neutral', the satell...

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