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LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Jumps To Highest Close Since 2000

U.K.'s benchmark stock index ended at the highest closing level since September 2000 on Monday, boosted by banking shares and a rally for budget airline EasyJet PLC.The FTSE 100 index added 0.5% to close at 6,755.63, building on gains from Friday, when the index climbed to the highest closing level since October 2007.Shares of budget airline EasyJet PLC jumped 4% to 12.35 pounds ($18.78), after Citigroup lifted the price target on the stock to GBP13.30 from GBP12.10.Additionally, peer firm Ryanair Holdings PLC reported a 13% rise in full-year profit and a 5% increase in passengers, which helped support the discount airlines. Shares of Ryanair gained 6.9% in Dublin.Banks were also on the rise. Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS) climbed 4.5%, after Numis lifted the bank to buy from hold, according to media reports.Shares of HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) gained 1.5%, after the bank said John Thornton, chairman of its remuneration committee and its North America business since 2008, will ste...

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