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Friday 05 November 1999 01:02 GMT

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BLUE CHIPS jumped to an eight-week high, relieved by a quarter-point rise in UK interest rates and enlivened by a surge in technology stocks ranging from software to telecoms.

The FTSE 100 closed 50.5 points or 0.8 per cent higher at 6,331.3 - its highest since 6 September and its fifth rise in the past six sessions. Analysts and dealers said the rate decision had cleared the air as well as providing a fresh element of anti-inflation protection.

Market Report, page 24

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