FTSE climbs to three-month high after Christmas break
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was an unsurprisingly calm trading session amid a dearth of economic updates or company news, but optimism around easing inflation continued to dominate the outlook. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE 100 has risen from its Christmas slumber with gains as positivity pulses through financial markets. “There are also expectations that authorities in China will move to stimulate the economy through lower borrowing costs next year.” The FTSE 100 has risen from its Christmas slumber with gains as positivity pulses through financial markets Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown Trading was more muted elsewhere in Europe but remained broadly positive.