The FTSE 100 closed 0.4% higher at 7,666.31 points, a three-week high, after drinks-maker Diageo shrugged off an initial share drop following a disappointing set of results. With the shares.
The FTSE 100 closed down 2.35 points, or 0.03%, after a strong showing from heavyweight oil stocks helped make up for weakness elsewhere, AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould said in a market.
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The FTSE 100 closed the session 1.40% higher at 7,635.09 points. A brighter economic outlook, helped by a rising oil price, strong U.S. personal spending, home sales rising the most in three years.
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