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Britain's FTSE boosted by commodities rally
Fawad Maqsood
03 Jun, 2016
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2016/06/british-flag-march0.jpg">LONDON: Britain's top share index advanced on Friday as commodity-related stocks rebounded, with precious metals miners in demand after a disappointing U.S. jobs report.</P><P>U.S. jobs data showed that the U.S. economy created the fewest number of jobs in more than five years in May, with non-farm payrolls rising by only 38,000 jobs last month. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a rise of 164,000.</P><P>Such weakness in the U.S. labour market could make it more difficult for the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike interest rates.</P><P>)