UK shares gained after European technology stocks advanced and prospects brightened for earnings in the business media and data provision sector, sending the FTSE 100 index up about 20 points to 4,375.
Reuters, the publisher, is up 8.75p to 318.75p, maintaining a fourth straight day of gains since dipping below the £3 level. William Hill, the bookmaker, is up 13p to 529p after analysts at UBS upgraded their view of the company. 3i, the venture capital fund, is up 8.5p to 545.5p after media reports it will auction off a UK healthcare business. Hilton Group, the hotels operator, is up 3.25p to 260.5p after an upgraded recommendation to ‘buy’ buy UBS. Morrison, the supermarket chain, is down 0.25p to 175.5p after report the company has lost customers in the Southeast over its decisi...
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