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In mid-afternoon trade Tuesday, the FTSE index was up 0.65 percent
Ben Stansall
Brokers monitor market movements at the BGC Partners firm in London. European stocks closed mostly firmer, recovering some of the ground lost the previous day on hopes for progress in Greek debt talks after EU leaders agreed to rein in budget deficits.