London (AFP) - London shares closed more Tuesday, extending gains last week after the Easter holidays, with technology and banking shares offset losses of mining.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.85% end in 6,069.36 points--its highest level in more than two months.
Vodafone Group was the stock traded, see 90.6 million shares change hands, followed by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) with $ 56 million.
The largest blue chip riser was International Consolidated Airlines, which jumped 4.51% - 9.9 pence - 229.6, followed by the technology ARM Holdings Company, which soared from 3.39% - 20.5 pence - to 625,5.
The biggest faller of the day was a minor gold Randgold Resources Ltd., which fell by 2.07% - 110 pence - at 5,195, followed by TUI travel, which has dropped from 1.17% - 2.8 pence - to 236.1.
In 1710 TSB sterling were negotiated 1.647 dollars, while the UK currency amounted to EUR 1.126.
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