London's blue chip share index maintained its new year rally as fresh optimism over the Chinese economy helped overshadow more gloom on the UK high street.
London's blue chip share index maintained its new year rally as fresh optimism over the Chinese economy helped overshadow more gloom on the UK high street.
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The top flight also shook off a mixed start to trading on Wall Street after the latest batch of US earnings figures, with Morgan Stanley and General Electric beating expectations, but chipmaker Intel under pressure after a 27% drop in profits.
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