Thursday, April 26, 2007

FTSE 100 Index Gains, Paced by Compass and Amvescap; Shire, Rio Tinto Rise

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks advanced, paced by Compass Group Plc after smaller rival Sodexho Alliance SA raised its outlook for the year. Amvescap Plc climbed before reporting first-quarter earnings.

Shire Group Plc gained after JPMorgan Chase & Co raised its price estimate for the shares by 10 percent. Rio Tinto Group paced mining shares higher.


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