FTSE 100 inching close to 7,000 as FTSE 250 hits another record high, Sensex opens positive
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. Read our privacy policy London’s FTSE 100 is inching closer to a 7000 mark as it ends just 17 points away on Thursday, while FTSE 250 hits another record high, buoyed by economic recovery and reopening, The strong session in the UK markets on Thursday took the blue-chip FTSE 100 to its highest level since the stock market crash of February 2020, reaching 6,983, up by 43 points or 0.63 per. The S&P 500 rose 1.1 per cent on Thursday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.9 per cent, both reaching all-time highs. At noon, Mainland Chinese stocks were higher as the Shanghai composite gained 0.4 per cent after the report stating China’s economy surged 18.3% in the first quarter. The Sensex opened over a 100 points or 0.3 per cent up at 48,935, and Nifty 50 opened at 14,599 surging higher minutes later with a gain of almost 50 points.