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London Markets Archives | Email alerts July 10, 2012, 10:57 a.m. EDT Banks and oil firms lift U.K. stocks after data By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) U.K. stocks jumped Tuesday, with oil firms and banks providing the most support, as manufacturing data showed a surprise improvement in May, while Marks & Spencer Group PLC rose after reporting earnings. The FTSE 100 index /quotes/zigman/3173262 UK:UKX +0.65% gained 0.7% to 5,668.34, after wobbling in early action. Click to Play What's next in Libor drama? "No jerks" was Robert Diamond's oft-repeated guiding principle as he molded the corporate ethos of Barclays. But the damning trove of emails released by regulators and spreading scandal show reveal a Wall Street and City of London at their worst. Oil firms provided the most support, as the Norwegian government stopped a petroleum-industry labor strike and prevented an industry lockout, which was planned to start at midnight Tuesday. The lockout could have taken about 2 million barrels of crude oil a day off the market, more than was caused by disruptions in Libya last year. BELIEVE THEM? |
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