No winter chill for buoyant FTSE 100
No winter chill for buoyant FTSE 100
Monday 21st December 2009
The FTSE 100 shrugged off freezing temperatures and blankets of snow in London to end the first day of the week on a positive note.By close the leading share index was up 97.18 points, or 1.87 per cent, to 5,293.99.
Leading the gains was Aggreko at 7.85 per cent; as the cold weather played into the hands of the temporary power and temperature control solutions group.
Elsewhere, Cairn Energy (4.66 per cent), Prudential (4.52 per cent) and Aviva (4.06 per cent) all enjoyed a healthy day's trading.
On the downside, London Stock Exchange Group slipped 1.6 per cent. Also among the losses were Royal Dutch Shell (minus 0.58 per cent), Sage Group (0.45 per cent) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group (minus 0.7 per cent).
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