Message : Required fields (For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Banks, miners and industrials lead gains on FTSE 100 * WH Smith rises as RBC upgrades to 'outperform' * FTSE 100 up 0.4%, FTSE 250 adds 0.2% April 16 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 rose above the 7,000-mark on Friday for the first time since the pandemic pummeled financial markets last year, as speedy vaccine rollouts and government policy support lifted optimism about a stronger economic recovery. The blue-chip index climbed 0.4% to 7,008.40. Heavyweight industrials, mining, and banking stocks that stand to benefit from an