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LONDON MARKETS: U.K. Stocks Extend Gains To 12-year High

U.K.'s benchmark stock index flirted with a more than 12-year high on Tuesday, with mining firms recouping parts of the prior day's losses and Capita PLC rallying after contract news.The FTSE 100 index rose 0.2% to 6,765.09, building on gains from Monday, when the index closed at the highest level since September 2000.Shares of Capita jumped 7.1%, after the process management and outsourcing company said it was selected by O2 as a preferred bidder for a 1.2 billion-pound ($1.8 billion) 10-year contract for customer management services.Mining firms were also higher, after posting broad-based losses the prior day. Fresnillo PLC added 2%, Antofagasta PLC climbed 2.9% and Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) gained 3.3%. Metals prices were, however, mostly lower.Oil firms rose, even as oil prices inched lower. Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) put on 0.9%, BG Group PLC added 0.5% and BP PLC (BP) gained 0.1%.Marks & Spencer Group PLC picked up 5.9%, after the retailer reported full-year pretax results in line wi...

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