Britain's benchmark index touched a record high on Thursday as investors cheered a healthy set of corporate updates, while comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell also soothed markets. The blue-chip FTSE 100 touched a record-high and is set to log its fourth straight session of gains.

The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were St James’s Place, up 101p to 1,030p, Airtel Africa, up 12p to 145p, Endeavour Mining, up 111p to 1,652p, Fresnillo, up 37.5p to 712.5p, and easyJet, up 20.9p to 511.6p.

The UK's main stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday boosted by gains in the technology and financial sectors, while the pound slipped after Finance Minister Rachel Reeves's dovish remarks on resetting ties with the European Union and the United States.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC LSEG shares inched down 0.72% to £116.90 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.

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(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 opened slightly higher on Tuesday, keeping its poise despite a sell-off of a host of US tech names at the start of the week.

The benchmark FTSE 100 ended flat after hitting a record high on Friday ... dragged by a 6.2% drop in Anglo American after a report said BHP Group will not make a fresh bid for the miner. Weak copper prices further pressured the metal's miner.

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Shares of London Stock Exchange Group PLC LSEG dropped 1.22% to £117.75 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.73% to 8,