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* Banks, miners and industrials lead gains on FTSE 100
* WH Smith rises as RBC upgrades to 'outperform'
* FTSE 100 up 0.4%, FTSE 250 adds 0.2%
April 16 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 rose above the
7,000-mark on Friday for the first time since the pandemic
pummeled financial markets last year, as speedy vaccine
rollouts and government policy support lifted optimism about a
stronger economic recovery.
The blue-chip index climbed 0.4% to 7,008.40.
Heavyweight industrials, mining,
and banking stocks that stand to benefit from an