2011 London Stock Market News Update

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The London stock market rose slightly on Monday with the leading FTSE 100 index up by 24.62 points, or 0.43 percent, at 5,722.34 points.

Natural gas firm British Gas Group rose 2.24 percent after signing a cooperation agreement with Bank of China, under which the latter will provide up to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars of new funding to support BG's growth program. (PNA/Xinhua)