U.K. Stocks Gain, Paced by InterContinental, Whitbread, Punch Taverns

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose, paced by
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc, Whitbread Plc and Punch
Taverns Plc after U.S.-based Hilton Hotels Corp. agreed to be
taken private.

The benchmark FTSE 100 Index gained 15.70, or 0.2 percent,
to 6655.50 in London at 8:14 a.m. The FTSE All-Share Index added
5.08, or 0.2 percent, to 3432.37. Ireland's ISEQ Index rose 22.77
to 9389.53.


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