Takeover buzz boosts FTSE

Strong oil stocks and a fresh bout of takeover speculation kept the FTSE 100 Index in positive territory today.

Fri, 23 Mar, 2007 - 11:42

Strong oil stocks and a fresh bout of takeover speculation kept the FTSE 100 Index in positive territory today.

The Footsie started the session on the back foot, but later recovered to stand 15.6 points higher at 6333.6 by mid-morning.

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