U.K. stocks end higher as Barclays, Old Mutual rise
UK stocks ended on a firm note on Wednesday bounce of the metals industry and the second day of profits for banks like Barclays assets and losses of capital markets from other companies such as HBOS more exposed to mortgages local trends.
Overall, the FTSE 100 (UK: UKX: news, chart, profile) rose by 63.3 points or 1.1% to 5915.90 unstable during a meeting. Gains came on the later stages of the meeting, given that the market belongs to testimony from the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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