(Alliance News) – Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday, beating European peers as the general election campaign heated up, and on a PMI-heavy day.
The FTSE 100 index opened up 22.67 points, or 0.3%, at 8,254.83. The FTSE 250 was up 48.92 points, or 0.2%, at 20,766.91, and the AIM All-Share was up 2.15 points, or 0.3%, at 800.35.
The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2% at 822.79, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.1% at 18,215.15, and the Cboe Small Companies was up 16,974.29.
The leaders of Britain’s two main political parties faced off in the first live TV debate of the general election campaign on Tuesday, a month before voters go to the polls, AFP reported.
Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he had “a clear plan for a more secure future” while Labour leader Keir Starmer said he wanted the country’s backing on July 4 to “change our country”.
The run-up to the debate was overshadowed by Nigel Farage, whose return to the political…
