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| FTSE 100 makes gains for second day | FTSE 100 makes gains for second day |
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| (Close): London's top shares continued their renewed rise in Wednesday morning trading, the day after the benchmark index rose back above 6,000. | |
| By lunchtime, the FTSE 100 was up 45.28 points or 0.75% at 6,063.07. | By lunchtime, the FTSE 100 was up 45.28 points or 0.75% at 6,063.07. |
| Big gainers included Dixons Carphone, which added 2.8% on the strength of a 23% rise in first-half profit. | Big gainers included Dixons Carphone, which added 2.8% on the strength of a 23% rise in first-half profit. |
| The retailer said it had its biggest single day's trade on Black Friday, 27 November, helping it to an underlying pre-tax profit of £121m. | The retailer said it had its biggest single day's trade on Black Friday, 27 November, helping it to an underlying pre-tax profit of £121m. |
| The FTSE 100's recovery comes after it touched three-year lows on Monday. Other companies contributing to the rise included drugmaker Shire, up 4.9%, publisher Pearson, up 4.5%, and miner BHP Billiton, adding 2.1%. | The FTSE 100's recovery comes after it touched three-year lows on Monday. Other companies contributing to the rise included drugmaker Shire, up 4.9%, publisher Pearson, up 4.5%, and miner BHP Billiton, adding 2.1%. |
| Tuesday's rise was underpinned by a surge in supermarket shares, but that turned out to be short-lived, with Tesco among Wednesday's biggest fallers, down 1.4%. | Tuesday's rise was underpinned by a surge in supermarket shares, but that turned out to be short-lived, with Tesco among Wednesday's biggest fallers, down 1.4%. |
| At the same time, Sainsbury's was 0.6% lower and Marks and Spencer was down 0.7%. | At the same time, Sainsbury's was 0.6% lower and Marks and Spencer was down 0.7%. |
| On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.19% against the dollar to $1.5011 and was 0.17% down against the euro at €1.3738. | On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.19% against the dollar to $1.5011 and was 0.17% down against the euro at €1.3738. |