Thursday, May 3, 2007

Earnings boost FTSE; break-up report boosts Pru

(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 share index rose early on Thursday as solid corporate results boosted Royal Dutch Shell and Unilever and Prudential gained after a newspaper reported talk of a break-up.

At 0727 GMT the FTSE 100 was up 36.3 points, or 0.56 percent at 6,521.7, after gaining 1 percent in the previous session. European shares also nudged higher.


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