FTSE 100 Index Climbs, Paced by Sainsbury; Morrison, Tesco Shares Advance

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose, sending the
benchmark FTSE 100 Index to its highest since September
2000. J Sainsbury Plc led retailers higher after a Qatar-
backed fund boosted its stake in the supermarket chain.

The FTSE 100 added 82.5, or 1.2 percent, to 6732.4.
The FTSE All-Share Index gained 1.1 percent to 3474.45.
Ireland's ISEQ Index rose 1.5 percent to 9651.46


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