U.K. FTSE 100 Benchmark Advances, Paced by BP, Shell; BHP Billiton Gains

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks climbed. BP Plc and Royal
Dutch Shell Plc rose on a positive research note from Deutsche
Bank AG and as the price of crude oil traded near a 10-month
high. Shares of BHP Billiton also gained.

The benchmark FTSE 100 Index climbed 23.80, or 0.4 percent,
to 6659 at 9:50 a.m. in London. The FTSE All-Share Index rose 0.3
percent to 3438.55. Ireland's ISEQ Index jumped 0.4 percent to
9393.20.


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