Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Mining shares, BSkyB lift FTSE 0.7 pct

(Reuters) - Britain's top share index climbed on Wednesday morning as mining companies gained on firmer copper prices, while BSkyB jumped after posting strong results.

At 1031 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 44.9 points, or 0.7 percent at 6,464.5, after slipping 0.46 percent in the previous session. European shares also rose.


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