Positive business updates from FTSE 100 heavy hitters boost Britain’s benchmark index as markets in most of Europe and Asia take a breather for public holidays. Lloyds Banking Group says it’s switched its focus from restructuring to growth as it reports a sharp increase in first-quarter profit and confirms plans to resume dividend payments . But struggling security services provider Serco Group declines as it prepares to issue new capital.
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