FTSE climbs led by resource shares

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British FTSE 100 index traded higher on Friday, lifted by fresh news from Greece debt swap talks and data, indicating US economy keeps accelerating. Resource shares contributed most to the positive side. Anglo American PLC added 1.3% after company posted a 6% decline in net income but claimed it had optimistic long term outlook. Randgold Resources soared 1.8% while Tullow Oil PLC advanced 1.9% and Vedanta Resources jumped 4.9%. At the moment of writing FTSE 100 index is 0.49% or 28.57 points up at 5,913.88.

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