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The FTSE 100 index of leading blue-chip shares climbed 21 points, or 0.2% to end the session at 9013. It is up by more than 10% for the year to date.

Franklin Templeton, a global investment management firm based in San Mateo, Calif., has added managed options strategies to its custom indexing platform, the firm announced today.