Glance-Energy stocks fuel FTSE gains after Shell results

London South East Thursday 26th April, 2012

intaining its positive momentum, led up by energy stocks as investors welcomed better than expected results from Royal Dutch Shell. The UK blue chip index was 11.53 points, or 0.2 percent, firmer at 5,730.42 by 0708 GMT, having closed up 0.2 percent on Wednesday, shrugging off UK GDP figures showing Britain slipped back into recession. Integrated oil stocks added nearly 14 points to the index, after Royal Dutch Shell unveiled an 11 percent rise i...

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