FTSE 100 hits new closing high
And finally…. the UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index has ended the day at a new alltime closing high.
That’s despite disappointment over the higher-than-expected US producer price inflation data.
The FTSE 100 has closed at 8012 points tonight, up 14 points or 0.18%, having hit an intraday high of 8047 points this morning.
Centrica was the top riser, surging 5.7% after beating profit forecasts and announcing a new £300m share buyback programme today.
Thousands of workers at Britain’s Royal Mail voted in favour of further strikes on Thursday, warning of more walkouts until a long-running dispute over pay is resolved.
More than 95% of those who participated in the ballot voted for strikes, said the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents more than 110,000 postal workers at the centuries-old postal company.
