UK stocks advance;
UK stocks advanced, sending the benchmark FTSE 100 Index to the highest level since June 2008, as reports reassured investors that the recovery in the world's largest economy is intact.
UK stocks climbed, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index rising for a second day, as gains at Barclays Plc outweighed losses at Cable & Wireless Communications Plc. Barclays advanced 2.3 percent, tracking a rally in bank shares across western Europe.