The FTSE 100 is up 21.8 points, or 0.35%, to 6,329.8, despite a poor start from commodity stocks.
Compass is posting the biggest gains with a rise of 2.28% to 347.75p, closely followed by Pearson which is up 2.12% to 890.5p, while BT Group has advanced 1.98% to 309.75p. Daily Mail and General Trust is also up 1.79% to 826.5p, while Experian has added 1.71% to 595.5p, although gains are being limited by property company Hammerson which is down 0.58% to £17.23. However Scottish & Newcastle is the biggest loser with a fall of 1.16% to 594.5p, while miner Lonmin has dropped 0.54% to £33.02, Rio Tinto has slipped 0.38% to £28.91, and Royal Dutch Shell has declined 0.41% to £16.84. In J...
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