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The FTSE 100 edged 20 points higher on Thursday, to 6,871.2. Smith & Nephew saw the biggest leap, up 3.57% to 1029p while IMI also rose strongly, up 3.01% to 1608p. B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher however took a 4.86% dive after missing profit hopes.

The Dow Jones lifted 65.5 points, rising to 16,698.7 after better numbers from the US labour market. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%