FTSE 100 index reached its highest in more than 14 years and not far short of 1999 peakThe index of Britain’s leading shares came close to its all-time high after Ukraine announced a ceasefire with Russia and a survey showed business booming in the UK’s dominant services sector.The FTSE 100 rose to 6,898.62, its highest for more than 14 years and not far short of its record intraday peak of 6,950, reached in December 1999 at the height of the dotcom boom. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
