LONDON - FTSE closes higher after break
LONDON (AFP) – London shares closed higher on Tuesday, extending last week's gains after the Easter break, with technology and banking shares offsetting mining losses.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.85 percent to finish at 6,069.36 points -- its highest level in over two months.
Vodafone Group was the most traded stock, seeing 90.6 million shares change hands, followed by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) with 56 million.
The biggest blue chip riser was International Consolidated Airlines, which jumped 4.51 percent -- 9.9 pence -- to 229.6, followed by technology company ARM Holdings, which climbed 3.39 percent -- 20.5 pence -- to 625.5.
The biggest faller of the day was gold miner Randgold Resources Ltd, which dropped 2.07 percent --110 pence -- to 5,195, followed by TUI travel, which slumped 1.17 percent -- 2.8 pence -- to 236.1.
At 1710 BST the pound was trading at 1.647 dollars, while the UK currency stood at 1.126 euros.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.85 percent to finish at 6,069.36 points -- its highest level in over two months.
Vodafone Group was the most traded stock, seeing 90.6 million shares change hands, followed by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) with 56 million.
The biggest blue chip riser was International Consolidated Airlines, which jumped 4.51 percent -- 9.9 pence -- to 229.6, followed by technology company ARM Holdings, which climbed 3.39 percent -- 20.5 pence -- to 625.5.
The biggest faller of the day was gold miner Randgold Resources Ltd, which dropped 2.07 percent --110 pence -- to 5,195, followed by TUI travel, which slumped 1.17 percent -- 2.8 pence -- to 236.1.
At 1710 BST the pound was trading at 1.647 dollars, while the UK currency stood at 1.126 euros.
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