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Banks boost FTSE but data firm Experian tumbles | |
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(Close): Shares in London closed higher, with the FTSE 100 ending up nearly 1%, helped by gains in banking and mining shares. | |
Lloyds Banking Group rose 2% and Barclays was up 0.6% after the banking regulator proposed a deadline for consumers to claim compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance. | |
But credit checking firm Experian slumped 3.8% after a data theft. | |
Hackers stole data of more than 15 million customers. | Hackers stole data of more than 15 million customers. |
The information was related to customers of mobile phone firm T-Mobile, which was held by Experian. | The information was related to customers of mobile phone firm T-Mobile, which was held by Experian. |
"Undoubtedly a breach of this magnitude is a major setback, especially to a company that takes data security very seriously ... Experian's business is that of handling data, which makes this incident particularly embarrassing," analysts at Barclays said in a note. | "Undoubtedly a breach of this magnitude is a major setback, especially to a company that takes data security very seriously ... Experian's business is that of handling data, which makes this incident particularly embarrassing," analysts at Barclays said in a note. |
"T-Mobile is obviously reviewing its relationship with Experian. In itself the loss of one client is fairly immaterial but if it triggers other account reviews, it could become more significant." | "T-Mobile is obviously reviewing its relationship with Experian. In itself the loss of one client is fairly immaterial but if it triggers other account reviews, it could become more significant." |
FirstGroup fell 0.7% after it said trading for the first six months of the year had been in line with expectations. | |
On the currency markets, the pound was 0.6% higher against the dollar at $1.5224 but was 0.17% down against the euro at €1.3501. |