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INVESTORS shrugged off gloomy US output figures yesterday as banking shares led a gain of more than two per cent for the London market and swine flu fears took a back seat.
Although the first-quarter figures showed the world's largest economy is still deep in recession, markets took cheer from signs of recovering consumer spending, as well as a sharp fall in industry stockpiles, suggesting recent falls in production could soon come to an end.See the full content of this document
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The FTSE 100 Index closed 93.2 points higher at 4189.6.
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