London equities closed higher on Tuesday in a technical rebound as cautious investors carefully watched fresh eurozone debt tensions.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.78 percent at 5,709.49 points.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was the most traded stock, seeing 141 million units change hands, followed by Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), which also saw 107 million units switch owners.
Man Group was the best blue-chip performer, adding 4.81 percent -- or 4.45 pence -- to 94 while insurer Aviva was the second-best performer, up 4.18 percent -- or 12.50 pence -- to close at 311.6.
Capita was the session's worst performer, slipping 6.38 percent -- or 46.50 pence -- to 682.5.
It was followed by ARM Holdings, which shed 6.18 percent -- or 35 pence -- to close at 531.5.
The pound was worth $1.6133 at 5:02 pm, climbing from $1.6132 at the same time on Monday, while sterling slipped against the euro, to 1.2220 from 1.2262 over the same period.
Source: AFP European Edition
