Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:59:14 GMT
U.K. shares close to their highest in five years
U.K. stocks traded close to a five-year high on Thursday, as rallying shares of financial and telecommunications groups led to gains in the benchmark index. The FTSE 100 advanced 0.4%, or 24.56 points, to 6,508.20. More than half of companies listed in the index posted gains in their share prices. Aggreko Plc, the world's largest temporary power generation company, jumped