U.K. Stocks Advance; Benchmark FTSE 100 Index Gains 0.3 Percent

By Andrew Rummer

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose for a fourth day after a report showed consumer confidence increased and shares of financial and basic-resources companies gained.

The FTSE 100 Index added 0.3 percent to 5,298.92 at 9:18 a.m. in London, having earlier lost as much as 0.3 percent.