Financial, energy shares lift FTSE on budget boost

By Alistair Smout and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rallied on Wednesday as oil shares and financial companies drew a boost from changes announced as part of the UK government's new budget. Shares in investment company Hargreaves Lansdown and wealth manager St James's Place rose 5.2 percent and 2.7 percent respectively after the British government announced fresh changes to the savings system in its last budget before the May 7 general election. Fin