HOPES of a plan to tackle the eurozone debt crisis buoyed stock markets yesterday as banks and miners made strong gains.
London's FTSE-100 Index closed 33.2 points ahead at 5857.5, with investors optimistic that European leaders were closer to a policy response.
A further easing in Spanish and Italian bond yields reflected the mood and indices across Europe rose in response, with the Cac 40 up 0.9% and Germany's Dax up 0.8%.
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