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The FTSE 100 index had a good session, helped by good figures from Next and a strong rally in the miners. Next reported a solid year, with profits towards the top end of forecasts despite negative like-for-like sales growth in Next Retail. Mining stocks shot ahead, with commodities pushing higher. Another riser was Reuters after Morgan Stanley said it was maintaining its overweight rating and increasing its price target to 524p from 484p.
The banking sector has been relatively strong since the Barclays/ABN Amro merger came to light, and Standard Chartered has also benefited from the strong rebound in Asian markets. Recent action saw the shares form a big spike low on 5th March, and after a sharp rally, there was a natural retracement which has now been taken out by another strong rally.
