RE: FTSE 1007 Apr 2020 13:15
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks Leap As Spain And Italy Offer Virus Hope
Tue, 7th Apr 2020 12:04Alliance News
(Alliance News) -Â London stocks continued to rally on Tuesday as both Italy and Spain saw a dip in new infections again, with markets growing increasingly hopeful on a return to normality.
Beleaguered Carnival was sat at the top of the FTSE 100, while the FTSE 250's near 1,000 point rally was lead by Cineworld.
The FTSE 100 index was up 149.18 points, or up 2.7%, at 5,731.57 at midday. The FTSE 250 was up 927.63 points, or 6.3%, at 15,739.99, and the AIM All-Share was up 4.3% at 709.56.
The Cboe UK 100 was up 2.6% at 9,709.88, the Cboe UK 250 was up 6.3% at 13,526.92, and the Cboe Small Companies 2.0% at 8,201.30.
In European equities on Tuesday, the CAC 40 in Paris was up 3.5%, while the DAX 30 in Frankfurt was up 4.0%.