FTSE rallies, U.S. data eases concerns over China

By Alistair Smout and Kit Rees LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, recouping all of its losses from this week's bruising sell-off after strong U.S. data calmed global markets rocked by concerns over Chinese growth. Britain's FTSE 100 was up 214 points, or 3.6 percent, at 6,193.37 by 1455 GMT, shadowing gains made on Wall Street and in Chinese stocks. The U.S. gross domestic product growth number easily beat expectations, but some said a September U.S. rate hike still looked unlikel