RE: Man Group3 Mar 2020 15:25
The FTSE 100 share index is now 2.16% higher after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate to try to shield the US economy from the effects of coronavirus.
US stock indexes also surged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up or 1.20%, at 27,022.56, the S&P 500 was up 1.24% at 3,128.56. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.12% at 9,052.75.
UK 100 1,096.4 +22.4 +2.09%
FTSE 100 6,789.50 +134.61 +2.02%
FTSE 250 19,748.33 +446.63 +2.31%
FTSE 350 3,828.06 +78.83 +2.10%