The latest attempt by a central bank to shore up economic growth helped kickstart London shares today after a disappointing start to the week.
Asian markets were sharply higher as Japan's central bank increased its fund of asset purchases to 55 trillion yen (£430 billion), from 45 trillion yen, in a bid to counter the strength of the Japanese yen.
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