UPDATE 1-Retailer Next best thing on FTSE as index hits 5-month high

* FTSE 100 gains 0.5 pct, up for fifth straight session * Next is top gainer after raises 2013 profit forecast * Barclays report helps banks rebound * Alpari targets FTSE's all-time high before year...

from Reuters: Hot Stocks http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/hotStocksNews/~3/pmbN87us4iw/story01.htm