FTSE exceeds 6,000 as commodities stay strong

Eurasian, a natural resources group, rose 86 points, or 8.51%, to 1096 while Kazakhmys rose 102 points, or 6.41%, to 1693. Meanwhile, HBOS fell 15.5 points, or 2.71%, to 557.5 while Land Securities Group fell 30 points, or 1.94%, to 1514. The Dow Jones rose 66.35 points, or 0.53%, to 12675.77 as General Motors rose one point, or 4.86%, to 21.58. Merck Co. rose 1.29 points, or 3.23%, to 41.29. Alcoa fell 0.41 points, or 1.05%, to 38.59 while Caterpillar rose 0.45 points, or 0.58%, to 77.38. To comment on this story contact: Jennifer Bollen Reporter Tel: 020 7034 2679 E-mail: Jennifer.b...