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FTSE 100 up 0.3%, FTSE 250 adds 0.7%
March 30 (Reuters) - UK's export-oriented FTSE 100 extended gains on Thursday, led by precious and base metals miners, while oilfield services provider Petrofac surged nearly 70% to clock its biggest intraday jump on a deal worth 13 billion euros ($14.09 billion). Petrofac Ltd said it has been awarded a massive framework agreement with Hitachi Energy by Dutch-German electricity grid operator TenneT to supply offshore platforms and onshore converter stations. The FTSE 100 rose 0.3%, while the FTSE 250 added 0.7% by 0717 GMT.
Boosting the benchmark index, industrial metals and precious metals miners added 1% and 1.1%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said February car production rose 13.1% in its first monthly increase in three, helped by an easing of supply-chain snags and robust output in both domestic and overseas markets.
The FTSE 350 Automobiles and Parts sector added 2.4% and is one among top-performing sectors this quarter.
Shares of SSE PLC advanced 2.6% after the power
company lifted its annual profit expectations, helped by
continued strong performance of its flexible generation plant.
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry
Jacob-Phillips)
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