Friday, May 18, 2007

U.K. FTSE 100 Advances; Cadbury Schweppes, BP and Shell Lead Gains

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose, led by Cadbury Schweppes Plc. Shares of BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc also increased.

The benchmark FTSE 100 Index added 19.10, or 0.3 percent, to 6598.40 as of 8:13 a.m. in London. The FTSE All-Share Index added 0.2 percent to 3428.54. Ireland's ISEQ Index gained 0.1 percent to 9582.87.


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