Previous close | 8,040.36 |
Open | 8,064.32 |
Volume |
Day's range | 8,052.57 - 8,082.77 |
52-week range | 6,773.82 - 8,253.59 |
Avg. volume | 58,710,014 |
The FTSE was up as analysts look to August for the Bank of England's first interest rate cut.
European stocks marched higher on Monday in line with a recovery in global sentiment amid fading geopolitical tensions, with investor attention turning to economic data and corporate earnings due in the coming days. London’s FTSE 100 rose 1.5% with the Paris CAC 40 up 0.1%. “The FTSE 100 has spring in its step at the start of the week, amid an easing of geopolitical tensions,” said Susannah Streeter, an analyst at broker Hargeaves Lansdown.
UK's blue-chip index set a record high on Monday as a falling pound boosted corporate valuations. In the US, markets opened higher with Big Tech earnings in view.