FTSE outstrips other global indices ahead of Wednesday's budget | 2 March 2021
2 March 2021 | 16:36pm StockMarketWire.com - Strength in the mining sector helped the FTSE 100 lead the pack on Tuesday, outstripping counterparts in the US and Europe. Its 0.4% gain to 6,613.75 comparing with a 0.5% decline in the S&P 500 by 4.30pm UK time. Engineering group Renishaw rallied 18.7% to £68.85 after it put itself up for sale following a decision by founders and major shareholders David McMurtry and John Deer to sell their stakes in the company. McMurtry and Deer, who were Renis...
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