Monday, April 16, 2007

FTSE 100 Index Rises, Paced by Barclays, RBS; Rio Tinto, BHP Shares Gain

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks advanced, led by Barclays Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton gained as metal prices rose.

The benchmark FTSE 100 Index advanced 33.60, or 0.5 percent, to 6496.00 at 12:30 p.m. The FTSE All-Share Index climbed 0.5 percent to 3377.33. Ireland's ISEQ Index added 0.8 percent to 9680.25.


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