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Five out of nine sectors within the index advanced with Oil and Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials increasing the most by 0.72%, 0.23% and 0.11%, respectively. Polymental International was the best performing company by jumping 4.52%, whereas Evraz and Anglo American rallied 3.92% and 3.14%, subsequently. Miner Anglo American edged higher triggering an increase in materials sector after Barclays lifted it up upgrading from underweight to equal weight. Meanwhile, Intertek Group, Johnson Matthey and WV Morrison Supermarkets eased by 1.23%, 1.18% and 1.11%, respectively.
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