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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/banks-and-miners-drive-ftse-forward.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The FTSE 100 Index was up 32.1 points to 5826.7" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-banks-and-miners-drive-ftse-forward.jpg" alt="The FTSE 100 Index was up 32.1 points to 5826.7"/></a></p>
<p>Banks and miners drove an increase on the FTSE 100 Index on Thursday as stocks received a boost from overnight gains in America and Asia.</p>
<p>Hopes that the extension of US tax cuts would boost consumption helped Asian markets higher, which put the Footsie on the front foot, up 32.1 points to 5826.7.</p>
<p>Banks littered the risers board, although Asian-focused Standard Chartered slipped 2% or 46p to 1832p despite saying it was on track to achieve record results in 2010.</p>
<p>Investor attentions were also focused on the latest house price data from Halifax, as well as the Bank of England&#8217;s monthly decision on interest rates.</p>
<p>Halifax said property prices fell 0.1% during November, but added there were signs the housing market was stabilising &#8211; providing a boost to housebuilding stocks.</p>
<p>Persimmon rose 7% or 30.8p to 44.1p, Barratt Developments added 3.9p to 90.6p and Taylor Wimpey gained 1.1p to 29.9p.</p>
<p>The sector had already been buoyed by good news earlier this week from Bellway, which said buyer confidence was returning after the spending review.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, games and music retailer HMV slumped 21% or 9p to 34.8p after reporting widening half-year losses and slashing its dividend.</p>
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