FTSE 100 breaks 10,000 points mark for the first time
The UK’s flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time.
The new high was reached within a half hour of the first day of trading in the new year.
The FTSE 100 comprises the hundred most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Notable constituents include lenders such as Barclays, Natwest, HSBC and Lloyds and supermarket chains Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s.
Boosting the top flight on Friday morning were share price rises from aerospace company Rolls-Royce Holdings and mining company Fresnillo.
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