FTSE 100 stock index closes at new all-time high
A weak pound and hopes of tensions in the Middle East easing drove up the UK's top stock index.
BBC News
The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the "Footsie", is a stock market index of 100 of the most highly capitalised blue chip companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
A weak pound and hopes of tensions in the Middle East easing drove up the UK's top stock index.