Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:43:06 GMT
U.K. shares jumped to the five-week high as miners rise
U.K. shares inched up and reached the
highest level in five weeks as Alcoa Inc. began the U.S.
earnings-reporting with outcome that overshot analysts expectations,
as investors maintained their optimism that central banks will
support expansion. The FTSE 100 climbed 66.07 point to 6,516.14 and
the FTSE All-Share Index rose 1%, and Ireland's ISEQ Index added
0.4%.