U.K. FTSE 100 Index Climbs, Paced by BHP, British Land, Whitbread Shares

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks advanced, paced by BHP
Billiton Ltd., British Land Co. Plc and Whitbread Plc.

The benchmark FTSE 100 Index rallied 37.4, or 0.6 percent,
to 6565 in London at 8:05 a.m. The FTSE All-Share Index added
23.25, or 0.7 percent, to 3387.01. Ireland's ISEQ Index rose
61.85 to 9298.65.


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