FTSE soars on further US stimulus hints

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The FTSE climbed 1.1% this morning to 5,724.37 after rumours of more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve gained momentum last night.

Yesterday, the Dow Jones closed up 0.09% at 11,020.40 on the back of hints the US government will pump money back into the economy. The Nasdaq also closed up by 0.65% to 2,417.92 last night. In the UK, Fresnillo shares hit 1288p after a 3.79% rise. Petrofac grew by 4.81% to £14.82, whilst Hammerson shares hit 429.4p after a 3.42% rise. However, Standard Chartered took a tumble this morning, dropping 3.59% to £18.40 following news of its $5bn equity raising plan. Burberry was also a drag on the index down 3.37% to £10.04 while Barclays fell 2.64% to 287.5p. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 c...

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