London close: Company updates lift FTSE 100

Published on April 27, 2011 by IFX | NEWS   ·   No Comments Shares were boosted by well-received earnings news at home and overseas. Shares sprang into life after a sluggish start, helped by well-received updates from US giants such as carmaker Ford and conglomerate 3M. There were also a few big risers here in the FTSE 250. Shares in Heritage Oil jumped after the oil explorer announced that it...