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Bank shares lead FTSE 100 higher Bank shares lead FTSE 100 higher
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(Open): The FTSE 100 headed back towards the 6,000 level as trading got under way, helped by banking shares. (Noon): The FTSE 100 was back above the 6,000 level on Friday, helped by a strong performance in banking shares.
The UK's benchmark share index rose 47.31 points, or 0.8%, to 5,997.79. The UK's benchmark share index climbed 75.01 points, or 1.3%, to 6,025.49.
Bank shares led the way, with Lloyds Banking Group up 3.4%, Barclays 2.5% higher and RBS rising 2.3%. Bank shares led the way, with Lloyds Banking Group up 5.2% and both Barclays and Standard Chartered 4.6% higher.
Tesco rose 1.4% after the retail giant said it had sold its Dobbies Garden Centres chain for £217m. The sale continues Tesco's recent strategy of focusing on its grocery business. Tesco rose 1.4% to 154.80p after the retail giant sold its Dobbies Garden Centres chain for £217m. The sale continues Tesco's recent strategy of focusing on its grocery business.
JD Sports shares rose 2% after the sportswear retailer said it was expecting "excellent" half-year results, with its business boosted by the Euro 2016 football tournament. Shares in National Grid, which owns and operates the UK's gas and electricity networks, fell 1% after a committee of MPs said the company should be broken up.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.4%, half a cent, against the dollar to $1.4258, and was 0.2% higher against the euro at €1.2677. The Energy and Climate Change Committee said National Grid should be replaced by a US-style independent operator.
JD Sports shares rose 0.4% to £12.30 after the sportswear retailer said it was expecting "excellent" half-year results, with its business boosted by the Euro 2016 football tournament.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.4% against the dollar to $1.4257 but was flat against the euro at €1.2659.