Dogging The | London Shares Continue To Climb
March 31, 2010 – 12:25 am
LONDON (AFP) – FTSE 100 shares rose again Thursday on the back of a strong performance on Wall Street and optimism about a deal being reached to alleviate the Greek debt-crisis which is dogging the eurozone.
London’s benchmark index was up 0.88 percent to finish the day at 5,727.95 points.
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) was the most traded stock, seeing 212 million units change hands, followed by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which saw 157 million shares switch owners.
The day’s top performer was travel firm Thomas Cook, which added 15.9 pence — or 6.21 percent — to finish at 272, followed by clothing company Next, which added 104 pence — or 5.02 percent — to stand at 2174.
Old Mutual was the worst performer, dropping 2 pence — or 1.6 percent — to close at 122.9, followed by miner Eurasian, which shed 15 pence — or 1.25 percent — to finish at 1186.
Meanwhile, sterling slipped against the euro and the dollar.
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