Boost for FTSE

Takeover talk in the mining and telecoms sectors provided a boost for London’s leading share index today.

Takeover talk in the mining and telecoms sectors provided a boost for London’s leading share index today.

The FTSE 100 Index advanced 27.1 points ahead to 5557, with miners littering the risers board on speculation that steel giant Lakshmi Mittal could make a move for Rio Tinto.

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