THE FTSE 100 Index was on the front foot once more as better-than-expected data from China and the US calmed investor nerves after a volatile week.
THE FTSE 100 Index was on the front foot once more as better-than-expected data from China and the US calmed investor nerves after a volatile week.
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The FTSE 100 Index closed 35.5 points higher at 6263.9, having sunk more than 60 points yesterday in the wake of European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's pessimistic outlook for the eurozone.
The top tier had plunged more than 100 points on Monday – the biggest points fall in a day since July last year – amid fears of a return to political turmoil in Italy and Spain.
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