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Manager sees little interest to be earned from cash, believing buybacks would be more beneficial to investors

The FTSE opened sharply higher today at 5329.29, up 51.07 (0.97%), following a slight recovery on Wall Street after disastrous early trading yesterday.

US stock markets opened sharply lower in early trading following negative consumer and house price data.

Barclays jumped 8% in early trade after posting bumper annual profits, helping the FTSE to a 1.2% gain.

The FTSE was up 40.81 points (0.84%) to 5,185.53, buoyed by news of a tie-up between British Airways and American Airlines.

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The FTSE is up 0.71% to 5,198.05 in early trading as it tries to shake off a wobbly performance yesterday as uncertainty about the Greek bail-out plan weighed on European markets.