Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:58:33 GMT
U.K. stocks turned green as more people are employed
On Wednesday, July 18, an unexpected decline in U.K.'s unemployment rate
boosted markets higher. The FTSE 100
index advanced 1.01 per cent to 5,685.77 and British pound strengthened versus
the single currency 0.17 per cent to 0.7839. Meanwhile, the boost was supported
by the increase of Fresnillo PLC shares by 1.56 per cent, BHP Billiton rose
2.02 per cent and Rio Tinto PLC also increased