FTSE opens 0.9% higher on US stimulus, Brexit deal hopes | 16 December 2020
16 December 2020 | 08:41am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday as US lawmakers moved closer to agreeing on a new stimulus package for the world's biggest economy. Local investors also were holding out hope that the UK and EU could agree on a post-Brexit trade deal before the transition period ends on 1 January. At 0830, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 59.9 points, or 0.9%, at 6,573.22. Distribution and services group Bunzl dropped 5.4% to £23.43 on guiding for a fall in revenue in 2021 as sales of Covid-19-related products such as gloves continued to slow. Bunzl's ...