Previous close | 18,088.70 |
Open | 18,088.17 |
Volume |
Day's range | 17,795.96 - 18,100.75 |
52-week range | 14,630.21 - 18,567.16 |
Avg. volume | 73,441,629 |
The FTSE 100 outperformed against its European and US peers on Thursday, hitting a new high for the third session in a row.
European stocks rose Wednesday amid renewed optimism in Germany, the continent’s largest economy. The German Ifo business-climate index, a closely watched survey of business sentiment, rose for a third consecutive month in April and also beat economists’ expectations. Germany’s DAX Index rose 0.2% in morning trading and is now 8.5% up in 2024, outperforming the pan-European Stoxx 600’s 6% rise over the same period.
Tesla led the gains among megacap stocks after boss Elon Musk committed to developing cheaper electric vehicles in its quarterly results.