Around £10.8 billion was added to the value of UK blue chips yesterday as London's FTSE-100 index leapt to its highest level for nearly two years.
Around £10.8 billion was added to the value of UK blue chips yesterday as London's FTSE-100 index leapt to its highest level for nearly two years.
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Encouraging US job figures helped overshadow fears over the UK economy, sending the top flight another 42.50 points higher to 6089.84 – a level not seen since February 2011.
The Dow Jones industrial average on Wall Street also edged higher in early trade after a report showed US employers added 155,000 jobs last month, while hiring was stronger in November than first thought.
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