London close: FTSE 100 hits new multiyear highs after US data
The FTSE 100 rallied in afternoon trade after some better-than-expected economic data from the States, pushing the index to new five-and-a-half-year highs. A strong surge so far this month has now lifted London's equity benchmark to within touching distance of the 2007 high of 6,751. The Footsie ha
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