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FTSE 100 rebounds as mining shares rise FTSE 100 rebounds as mining shares rise
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(Open): The London market opened up more than 1%, recovering some of the ground lost on Thursday. (Noon): The London market rose more than 1%, recovering most of the ground lost on Thursday.
The FTSE 100 rose 70.51 points, or 1.2%, to 6,123.86. On Thursday it had fallen 112 points as investors weighed the possibility of a US interest rate rise as soon as June. The FTSE 100 rose 80.40 points, or 1.3%, to 6,133.75. Rising prices of metals lifted mining shares, and Anglo American climbed 4.5%.
Mining shares helped to lift the index, with Anglo American up 3.4%. The biggest riser on the index was Coca-Cola HBC, which was 5.4% higher after Citigroup upgraded its rating on the stock to "buy".
In the FTSE 250, Ladbrokes jumped 7% on the news it may have to sell stores to clear its merger with Gala Coral. In the FTSE 250, shares in bookmaker Ladbrokes jumped nearly 10%.
The Competition and Markets Authority said that about 350 to 400 shops may have to be sold "for the merger to be conditionally cleared". The Competition and Markets Authority said Ladbrokes and Gala Coral might have to sell about 350 to 400 shops for their planned merger to be "conditionally cleared", but the figure was lower than expected.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.25% against the dollar to $1.4575, and dropped 0.5% against the euro to €1.2972. On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.3% against the dollar to $1.4569, and dropped 0.4% against the euro to €1.2991.