British Stocks Jump Most in Six Weeks as Smiths Group Soars 10%

November 17, 2015 at 9:38 AM UTC

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November 17, 2015 at 5:09 PM UTC

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U.K. shares rose for a second day, with almost all of the FTSE 100 Index’s companies up.

Smiths Group Plc rallied 10 percent after Panmure Gordon & Co. said its first-quarter performance was resilient. Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc rose 5.1 percent, rebounding for a second day after its worst weekly drop since at least 1988.