Volatile FTSE rises by lunchtime as positive updates boost sentiment
London’s FTSE 100 swung into positive territory with a 0.13% gain to 6,947.51 by lunchtime on Monday, after a volatile morning in which the index was initially weighed down by a stronger pound and concerns over the Covid situation in India.
Sentiment was bolstered however by some positive company updates, while earnings upgrades among midcaps helped the more domestically focused FTSE 250 to ...