The FTSE 100 ended the day higher on Wednesday while the pound was held back by Brexit worries following Theresa May’s desperate plea to Jeremy Corbyn to help end deadlock in Westminster. The FTSE 100 ended the day higher on Wednesday while the pound was held back by Brexit worries following Theresa May’s desperate plea to Jeremy Corbyn to help end deadlock in Westminster. David Madden, market analyst at CMC, said: “Equity markets in Europe hit a six month high, but the FTSE 100 underperformed. The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Taylor Wimpey up 7.8p at 187.05p, Persimmon up 79p at 2,241p, IAG up 18.6p at 528.6p and Paddy Power up 190p at 6,266p. The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were Imperial Brands down 108.5p at 2.519.5p, Coca Cola HBC down 67p at 2,571p, Burberry down 40p at 1,934p and British American Tobacco down 59.5p at 3,119p.

Source: Irish Independent April 03, 2019 16:07 UTC