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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ftse-flat-ahead-of-economic-data.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The FTSE 100 Index rose 5 points to 6090.8 in early trading" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-ftse-flat-ahead-of-economic-data.jpg" alt="The FTSE 100 Index rose 5 points to 6090.8 in early trading"/></a></p>
<p>The London market made a sluggish start as investors paused for breath ahead of a batch of economic figures from the UK and United States.</p>
<p>The FTSE 100 Index stood 5 points higher at 6090.8, as banks continued to ride a wave of confidence in the sector, triggered by upbeat earnings from Barclays and French giant Societe Generale.</p>
<p>The positive start followed a strong session in Asia, where stock markets were buoyed by corporate earnings and the minutes of January&#8217;s meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which showed cautious optimism over the economic recovery.</p>
<p>But the London market struggled to make ground as traders awaited inflation and unemployment statistics from the US, as well as the February CBI industrial trends survey in the UK.</p>
<p>Royal Bank of Scotland topped the UK blue-chip index, adding 1.2p to 48.4p, while Barclays was not far behind, up 5.4p at 337.4p, and Lloyds advanced 1p to 68.2p.</p>
<p>B&#038;Q parent Kingfisher took its spot on the risers&#8217; board after it forecast a 20% rise in annual profits. The group said strong international growth had helped to offset continued tough trading in the UK.</p>
<p>BAE Systems sank to the bottom of the Footsie, losing 3% or 11.7p at 344p, after the defence giant warned sales were likely to fall in 2011.</p>
<p>Outside the top flight, Ladbrokes&#8217; shares added 0.2p to 142.2p after the UK&#8217;s biggest bookmaker reported a 20% jump in annual profits.</p>
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