The FTSE 100 Index continued its encouraging run today as a clutch of stocks took the limelight on a busy session for corporate news.
By lunchtime, the Footsie had surged 35.2 points to 4365.2, although off an earlier 70 point high after drugs giant AstraZeneca fell heavily on the news of a setback for its cancer treatment Iressa.
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