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Outsourcer Capita leads London shares higher Outsourcer Capita leads London shares higher
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(Noon): London's FTSE 100 extended gains in midday Tuesday trading. (Close): London's FTSE 100 rose sharply at the open, dropped back at lunch time and then steadily climbed for the rest of the trading day.
Outsourcing firm Capita rose further, to stand 5.6% higher after a reassuring trading statement. The day started with good results from budget airline easyJet (up 2.7%) and support services group Capita which closed up 5.3%.
The company, which in February warned of lower margins, said it was on track to meet expectations for 2016 revenue growth. The statement was described as "unusually numbers light" by one broker. The FTSE 100 ended up 41.84 points at 6,156.65.
The FTSE 100 was up 48.31 points at 6,163.12.
Official trade figures, showing the biggest gap in eight years, failed to dampen any spirits.Official trade figures, showing the biggest gap in eight years, failed to dampen any spirits.
Shares in Easyjet, which reported a loss - largely thanks to adverse currency movements - reversed an earlier 0.4% fall to add another 2% rise to its 3.8% advance on Monday. General optimism over Greece's reform programme and the chances of debt relief being approved by eurozone countries continued to underpin the market.
Barclays was the second biggest riser, up by more than 3%. Barclays shares were up up by more than 3%, and Standard Chartered up 3.8%. Both banks have been reluctant to do business with Iran in the face of UN sanctions.
There was the usual volatility in mining stocks. On Monday the index was dragged down by these with Anglo American losing 13.8%. Morning Tuesday trade sees them recover 3%. But US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday: "European banks, as long as it's not a designated entity, are absolutely free to open accounts for Iran, trade, exchange money, facilitate a legitimate business agreement, bankroll it, lend money - all those things are absolutely open."
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.15% against the dollar to $1.4428 and rose 0.28% against the euro to €1.2693. Mining stocks stayed volatile. On Monday Anglo American lost 13.8%. On Tuesday the shares recovered 4.7%.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.3% against the dollar to $1.4452 and rose 0.3% against the euro to €1.2695.