FTSE ends at two-month high helped by oil stocks

By Kit Rees and Danilo Masoni LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - British shares edged up to two-month highs on Thursday, led by gains in the energy sector and among precious metals miners. The blue chip FTSE 100 index ended up 0.3 percent in thin pre-Christmas volumes at its highest closing level since Oct. 11 and its highest overall since Oct 25. Energy sector plays rose as oil prices were supported by a pause in the dollar rally and optimism that crude producers will abide by an agreement to limit outpu