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FTSE rises on commodities LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index ended up 0.6 percent on Tuesday, buoyed by commodities and U.S. economic data but weighed down by HSBC Holdings , which fell 1.4 percent to its lowest level since June after a trading update. FTSE rises, buoyed by commodities but HSBC weighs LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index of leading shares ended up 0.6 percent on Tuesday, buoyed by commodities and U.S. economic data but weighed down by HSBC Holdings , which fell 1.4 percent to its lowest level since June after a trading update. London close: Commodities lift Footsie Londons top stocks ended the day with solid gains as commodity stocks dominated proceedings with both miners and oil majors higher. FTSE rises on commodities Business Finance and city news online from Interactive Investor (www.iii.co.uk). Plus financial and currency market news and information 24/7. Stock prices, share prices, currency markets news and business finance headlines. Also news from AFX and Reuters. FTSE up, ICAP leads on buyback news, retail weighs LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) -The FTSE 100 index of Britains leading shares was trading up 0.2 percent by mid-morning, with interdealer broker ICAP one of the main gainers after it announced that it had bought back 2 million of its own shares. FTSE up led by ICAP on buyback news LONDON (Reuters) -The FTSE 100 index of the countrys leading shares was trading up 0.2 percent by mid-morning, with interdealer broker ICAP one of the main gainers after it announced that it had bought back 2 million of its own shares. Resources erase gains from banks THE share market was slightly weaker at noon, as a negative resources sector cancelled out a strong morning session for the major banks. Wall Street posts modest gains Wall Street stocks were modestly firmer at midmorning on Tuesday, boosted in part by benign labour cost data and a better than expected survey of non-manufacturing activity just after the opening bell. Tsakos orders ships ATHENS (Bloomberg) – Tsakos Shipping and Trading SA, the closely held arm of Athens-based Tsakos Group, may have ordered six ships from Sino Pacific Heavy Industries Groups Zhejiang Shipyard for about $210 million, Optima Shipbrokers Ltd. said. European Stocks Gain, Led by Shell and BHP as Oil, Metals Rally Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, pushed higher by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BHP Billiton, after oil and metal prices rebounded and ABN Amro Holding NV said the regions largest energy companies should consider merging. | ||