FTSE 100 trims gains; house prices rise 2.1% in April, the largest monthly increase since 2004
FTSE 100 closes on the front foot, with AstraZeneca the top riser Footsie finished Friday ahead by around eight points, or 0.12%, at 6,969, FTSE 100 closes around eight points higher AstraZeneca top blue-chip riser 5.05pm: FTSE closes ahead FTSE 100 closed on the front foot at the end of the trading week, with drugs giant and much-in-the-news COVID-19 vaccine producer AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) the top dog. Footsie finished ahead by around eight points, or 0.12%, at 6,969, with the psychologically significant 7,000 level now coming back into view. Over the week as a whole , the FTSE 100 added ar...