FTSE ends session with strong gains as Wall Street surges

END-OF-DAY REPORT: Headline shares made strong gains in the afternoon as US employment data came in better-than-expected and cleared the spectre of a double-dip, with M&A chatter the major driver in London. At the close of business, the FTSE100 was up 57.11 points at 5,428.15 with the FTSE250 ...