FTSE 100 index recovers from Monday's drop

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After tumbling 1.9%, British FTSE 100 index recovered on Tuesday as Netherland successfully sold bonds. Gains were limited as UK posted bigger than expected budget deficit in March. International Consolidated Airlines rallied 3.75% after Credit Suisse upgraded its shares from neutral to outperform. Oil companies BP added 1.4% and BG Group soared 1.6% as crude prices increased. On the negative side British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco Group shed 1% and 0.6% respectively after downgrade from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. At the moment of writing FTSE 100 is 0.32% up at 5,683.55.

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