LONDON – Europe’s main stock markets rose on Wednesday, the last trading day of a tough year for the region’s equities against a backdrop of weak eurozone growth.London’s benchmark FTSE 100 gained 0.29 per cent to 6,565.90 points nearing the end of a shorter-than-normal trading day on New Year’s Eve, while the index was set to show a loss of nearly 3.0 per cent over the year.London has been dragged down in recent months by plunging oil prices owing to the FTSE featuring a number of heavyweight energy companies, notably Shell and BP. Economic strains in China have additionally hit …read more
Source: AsiaOne
