London close: Stocks jump on return from long weekend - Sharecast.com

The FTSE 100 rose 1.22% to reach 8,313.67 points, while the FTSE 250 saw gains of 1.23% to settle at 20,413.08.
In currency markets, sterling was last down 0.2% on the dollar to trade at $1.2537, while it fell 0.24% against the euro to chan
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