Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Banks lift FTSE as global stocks advance

(Reuters) - The UK's leading share index jumped 0.4 percent on Wednesday, tracking gains in Asian and U.S. equities which took heart as a dip in U.S. Treasury bond yields eased global interest rate concerns.

Financial stocks, which put on a good show on Wall Street, extended gains in Europe.


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