

* FTSE index up 1.2 percent * Euro zone GDP beats expectations * Financial sector leads the gainers * Whitbread falls on trading statement (Updates ...


* FTSE index up 1.3 percent * Euro zone GDP beats expectations * Financial sector leads the gainers * Whitbread falls on trading statement (Updates ...


* FTSE index up 1.7 percent * Euro zone GDP beats expectations * Financial sector leads the gainers * United Utilities top riser on upgrade * Whitbrea...


** EM-focused asset manager Ashmore up c.5.2 pct in healthy volumes & is 3rd top midcap gainer after posting a mixed bag of results ** Peer Aberdeen u...


* FTSE index up 1.5 percent * United Utilities tops gainers' list * Whitbread falls on trading statement * Mid-cap company Amlin jumps a third on take...