Footsie edges towards 5300 mark

Rising energy stocks put the FTSE 100 Index back within a whisker of the 5300 barrier today.

Rising energy stocks put the FTSE 100 Index back within a whisker of the 5300 barrier today.

The latest gains for Shell, BP and BG Group came as continued worries about the impact of Hurricane Katrina kept the price of oil near 70 US dollars a barrel.

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