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* FTSE 100 up 1.5%, FTSE 250 adds 0.8%
Dec 29 (Reuters) - UK shares rallied on Tuesday as investors
returned from a long weekend to cheer a post-Brexit trade deal
that averted a chaotic finale to the tortuous divorce.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE gained 1.5% in early
trading and was on course for its biggest percentage gain in
four weeks, while the domestically focussed FTSE 250 index
.FTMC climbed 0.8% to hit its highest level since Feb. 25.
With UK markets closed on Friday and Monday for Christmas
and Boxing Day respectively, investors took heart from the
confirmation last week of a Brexit trade deal. AstraZeneca AZN.L rose 4.3% to give the biggest boost to
the FTSE 100, while shares in other international firms such as
Unilever ULVR.L and Diageo DGE.L gained despite a firming
pound. GBP/