Britain's top share index rose in early trading on Thursday as investors eyed the outcome of the Mone...
Britain's top share index rose in early trading on Thursday as investors eyed the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee's base rate vote due later in the session. Banking and insurance stocks led the FTSE 100 to a near 13-point, or 0.3% gain, to 4,396.36 by 10am but interdealer broker ICAP advanced the most with a 14p, or 3.4%, rise to 425.5p. Royal Bank of Scotland Group climbed 1.2p, or 3.32%, to 37.3p, while Barclays gained 6.2p, or 2.41%, to 266p. However, the mining sector continued Wednesday's late slump this morning as investors moved to secure profits. Vedanta Resources has...
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