P262 CEEFAX 262 Thz 16 Jan 21:04/29
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j5`s}h7j7}jwj?hw1 LONDON CLOSE
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An unusually erratic session - even by
thj standard of recent weeks - saw both
equities and gilts post gjnjral gains.
Sentimjnt had been distinctly cautious
early on, possibly in recognition of
thj flurry of opinion polls due for
releasj ovjr thj coming three days.
But, after the FT-SE 100 index plumbed
a day's low of 2,523 (at 0923), news of
mortgage rate cuts from Abbey National
(and, later, thj Halifax) brought the
market slowly around.
Only 32 of the 100 index stocks closed
lower. But sjven gave up 10p or more.
261 FT-SE 100 221-223 SHARECHECK
Wall St Markjts World East/Euro