FTSE 100 hits 2week high
Miners boost UK stocks
Bunzl gains on upbeat annual profit outlook
General industrials shares lead sectoral gains
FTSE 100 surge 1.2, FTSE 250 up 1.3

Aug 29 Reuters The exporterheavy FTSE 100 index hit a twoweek high on Tuesday, following an extended weekend as miners rose on optimism over fresh policy support from top consumer China, while Bunzl advanced on upbeat annual profit outlook.

The bluechip index surged 1.2, while the FTSE 250 rose 1.3. Both the indexes were on track for their biggest intraday gain in more than a month.

The London Stock Exchange was closed on Monday due to a summer bank holiday.

The FTSE 100 outpaced its regional peers, with the broader panEuropean STOXX 600 up 0.4.

Industrial metal miners tracked metal prices to gain 1.6, cheered by policy support from China.

Beijing said in a statement on Sunday it was halving stamp duty on stock trades along with a series of other measures, including loosened margin loan rules and slowing the pace on initial public offerings IPOs, in the latest attempt to boost market confidence in the world39;s secondlargest economy.

It39;s news from China that39;s really helped drive the index higher, said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown.

Miners have been on the front foot today partly because of hopes that relief for the Chinese economy will improve demand for the metals and minerals.

All the subindexes were in the green by 0814 GMT.

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