Previous close | 26,911.20 |
Open | 26,435.32 |
Volume |
Day's range | 26,150.09 - 26,458.85 |
52-week range | 24,681.74 - 30,795.78 |
Avg. volume | 78,343,859 |
London's benchmark index faltered in afternoon trade after new figures showed inflation soared to a 40-year high.
The UK unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in the first three months of the year, falling below economists’ forecasts to its lowest level since 1974.
The historic shift with the two Nordic countries comes as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.