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Graeme Evans,Michael Hunter and Daniel O'Boyle

FTSE 100 Live 2 May: Shell beats forecasts amid fossil fuel rebound, Standard Chartered surges

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Forecast-beating results by Shell and Standard Chartered today boosted their shares during another robust session for the FTSE 100 index.

Shell’s quarterly earnings topped $7 billion while the Asia-focused lender unveiled a surplus of $5.2 billion (£4.1 billion).

Their performances gave a lift to the FTSE 100 index amid a calm reaction to last night’s Federal Reserve interest rates meeting.

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