FTSE pushes higher as confidence improves
Global stock markets started the new month in positive spirits following a strong performance on the US Nasdaq technology index which closed up over 3%, capping its biggest two-day gain since 2020.
Sterling gained against the dollar to sit at $1.35 once again, while Brent crude traded sideways at $89.16 per barrel as OPEC and its allies were expected to approve a modest increase in production ...