Thursday, May 31, 2007

FTSE gains 0.6% early, helped by miners, realtors

(Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose on Thursday, helped by miners and real estate companies, and tracking gains in the United States where Federal Reserve minutes helped stocks recover from weakness sparked by a Chinese tax move.

At 0810 GMT, Britain's FTSE was up 0.7 percent, with mining stocks accounting for nearly a third of the index's gains.


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