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Article: Banks, retailers drive up London stock market
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 17, 2008
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Banks, retailers drive up London stock market
LONDON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- London stock market closed higher on
Thursday owing mainly to banking and retail shares.
The FTSE 100 index rose 135.7 points, or 2.63 percent, to 5286.
30, with Standard Chartered ...