Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:49:13 GMT
U.K. shares rise on Japan manufacturing data
U.K. shares gained, prolonging the biggest one-week advance for the benchmark FTSE 100 Index since April, as Japanese manufacturing reports improved confidence in countries economy. The FTSE 100 Index rose 0.9% to 6,268.44 as of 8:57 a.m. London time, prolonging previous week's 1.6% gain. The FTSE All-Share Index added 0.8% and Ireland's ISEQ Index climbed 0.1%.