FTSE 100 returns gains despite disappointment at UK economic growth
Stock prices in London were up on Thursday afternoon, although the FTSE 100 pared its initial progress and traded only a hair higher.The UK economy slipped into recession in the final quarter of 2023, according to the latest data, buoying hopes of speedier interest rate cuts from the Bank of England.But for the FTSE 100, gains were hard to come by as the equity trading session dragged on, with sha