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 Renishaw's chairman and deputy chairman, respectively, owned about 53% of the company, including shares h...
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