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Adrian Holliday
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The FTSE 100 rose modestly again on Thursday, ending at 6,808.1. Rolls-Royce Holdings leapt 8.4% to 1092p after returning £1bn to shareholders while Ashtead Group also climbed strongly, up 4.04% to 863.50p. There was also a bullish rise from Barratt, up 3.91% to 358.90p. The biggest plunger was Vodafone, down 1.64% to 194.85p.

Meanwhile the Dow Jones continued to edge higher, up 14.8 points to 16,921.4, helped by Fed news that interest rates would continue to stay low. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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