London markets end week on high 12/03/2021, 5:28 pm
London’s top shares were ahead of their international counterparts on Friday for the first time this week. (Victoria Jones/PA)
London’s top index outperformed many of its global peers for the first time all week as it prepared for the weekend with a healthy rise.
The FTSE 100 closed the day up 24.51 points or 0.4% to 6,761.47.
The index has not joined its counterparts in Europe and the US as they charged ahead through much of this week.
Even on Monday, when the index added 1.3%, it was still well behind international peers, including the Frankfurt Dax, which has been around all-time highs through the week.
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The FTSE 100 closed the day up 24.51 points or 0.4% to 6,761.47.
The index has not joined its counterparts in Europe and the US as they charged ahead through much of this week.
Even on Monday, when the index added 1.3%, it was still well behind international peers, including the Frankfurt Dax, which has been around all-time highs through the week.
But Friday was very different, with only the Dow Jones in New York, up 0.4% when markets closed in Europe, pulling ahead of the top 100 companies in London.
The Dax lost 0.5%, the Cac in Paris rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 in New York fell by 0.2%.