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* FTSE 100 up 0.8%, FTSE 250 adds 0.5%
May 4 (Reuters) - British shares climbed on Tuesday, boosted
by commodity and travel and leisure stocks, while investors
awaited a reading on factory activity data for April later in
the day to gauge the pace of British economic recovery.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE rose 0.8%, with
heavyweight oil majors BP BP.L and Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L
gaining 1.6% and 2.1%, respectively, and providing the biggest
boost.
The wider mining sub index .FTNMX551020 added 1.6%,
tracking higher metal prices. MET/L
Real estate stocks .FTUB3510 gained, while travel and
leisure stocks .FTNMX405010 jumped. British Airways owner IAG
ICAG.L surged 3.6% to the top of FTSE 100 index after Prime
Minster Boris Johnson on Monday said Britain is on course to
ditch the COVID-19 social distancing rule in June. The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index .FTMC
also advanced 0.5%.