Wed, 09 Apr 2014 09:28:03 GMT
U.K. shares gain as banks outweigh commodity producers' losses
U.K. shares gained for the first day out of last three as advances in bank stocks outperformed declines in commodity producers. The FTSE 100 Index added 0.4% to 6,616.3 as of 8:38 a.m. London timer; however, the equity-benchmark has fallen 3.7% since approaching the highest level in 14 years on February 24. The FTSE All-Share Index rose 0.4%, while Ireland's