U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index Advances, Led by InterContinental on Hilton Deal

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks climbed, led by
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc after U.S. rival Hilton Hotels
Corp. agreed to be taken private. Whitbread Plc and Punch Taverns
Plc paced travel and leisure stocks higher.

British Land Co. Plc led property stocks higher following a
report that U.K. house-price growth accelerated in June.
Ireland's Ryanair Holdings Plc paced airlines higher after the
low-cost carrier reported an increase in passenger numbers.


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