Reuters: FTSE up as Astra leads

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FTSE up as Astra leads
      

LONDON (Reuters) - The benchmark stock index rose 0.4 percent early on Wednesday as AstraZeneca  led drugmakers higher after it won a key patent battle, while retailers and housebuilders dragged.
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