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FTSE strongly ahead after see-saw week FTSE strongly ahead after see-saw week
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(Open): After a week of see-sawing London's main benchmark stock market surged strongly ahead on Thursday, on the back of a positive close in China. (Close): After a week of see-sawing, London's main benchmark index rose sharply on Thursday, after Chinese shares rebounded strongly overnight.
In midday trading, the FTSE 100 was up 2.24% at 6113.08, with markets in Germany and France also higher. The FTSE 100 closed up 212.83 points, or 3.6%, at 6,192.03, with markets in Germany and France also making strong gains.
London stocks had fallen on Wednesday, partly reversing Tuesday's recovery from a 10-day losing streak. Shares opened higher and then surged ahead in afternoon trading after US GDP figures were revised up sharply.
China stocks rebounded on Thursday, after a punishing week, with the Shanghai Composite up 5.4% to 3,083.59. Miners led the way, with Anglo American and BHP Billiton jumping more than 9%.
In lunchtime trade in London Asian-focused bank Standard Chartered was top gainer, up by nearly 6% at 749.30p. Antofagasta and Rio Tinto also performed well. Away from mining, Standard Chartered bank closed up 7%.
Another gainer was building materials group CRH, up 4.83% after it said it had grown revenues by 13% for the first six months of the year. Only one stock, hotel and restaurant group Whitbread, lost ground.
Other gainers included ARM Holdings and miners Anglo American and BHP Billiton. The US Commerce Department said the country's economy grew by 3.7% between April and June, much higher than its first estimate of 2.3%, which helped to boost investor sentiment after a trying week on global markets.
There were no losers. On the currency markets, the pound was down half a cent against the dollar at $1.5409 and up almost half a cent against the euro at €1.3712.
Meanwhile, the pound was down 0.09% against the dollar at $1.54480 and up 0.14% against the euro at €1.36940.