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Banks boost FTSE in morning trading Banks boost FTSE but data firm Experian tumbles
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(Noon): Shares in London pushed higher through the morning, by noon the FTSE 100 was up 1.5%, helped by gains for shares in banks. (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 3% and Barclays was up 2.4% after the banking regulator proposed a deadline for consumers to claim compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance. 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 4.5% after a data theft. 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 rose 1% after it said trading for the first six months of the year had been in line with expectations. 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 a touch higher against the dollar at $1.515 and was up 0.4% against the euro at €1.3577. 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.