London's FTSE 100 Index surged to its highest level in more than five years as eurozone cheer offset a hefty fall from blue chip heavyweight Vodafone.
London's FTSE 100 Index surged to its highest level in more than five years as eurozone cheer offset a hefty fall from blue chip heavyweight Vodafone.
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A jump in German and eurozone economic sentiment figures for a second consecutive month fuelled hopes that the region had turned the corner and sent stock markets leaping higher.
The FTSE 100 closed 1% or 60.9 points ahead at 6379.1 – its highest level since January 2008 – while the Cac 40 in France and Germany's Dax rallied 1.9% and 1.6% respectively.
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