FTSE 100 closes at record level
The FTSE 100 share index has hit a new high, passing through the previous record set on 30 December 1999. It closed at a new peak of 6,949.63. The previous record close was 6,930.2, set at the height of the dotcom boom. Earlier, the index also set a new intra-day high of 6,958.89, surpassing the …