FTSE 100 accelerates by midday amid 'blue sweep' projections | 6 January 2021
6 January 2021 | 12:00pm StockMarketWire.com - Hopes that a Democrat 'trifecta' of control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives will lead to a more generous US stimulus package was driving share prices higher on Wednesday. By midday the FTSE 100 was up 2.5% to 6,778.56, its highest level since February 2020, amid projections that Democrats could secure the balance of power in the Senate based on two run-off elections in Georgia. US futures were mixed with technology stocks under pressure on fears a freer hand for the Biden administration could leave the big tech names vuln...