Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:05:03 GMT
U.K. stocks advance to their highest in five years
U.K. shares kept advancing on Wednesday, remaining at its five year high on positive data about U.S. private payrolls that beat the estimates. The FTSE 100 Index soared 0.3%, or 15.27 points, to 6,447.18. All except one sector edged higher in the index with basic materials posting the biggest gains. Vodafone Group Plc. rallied 6.4%, the most in four years