Thursday, June 7, 2007

Miners, Vodafone lift FTSE, BoE rate decision eyed

(Reuters) - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares edged up 0.3 percent on Thursday as miners and Vodafone boosted the market ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate verdict at 1100 GMT.

Economists expected rates to remain steady at 5.5 percent, although a hike to 5.75 percent is widely expected this year.


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