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London stocks rise as investors look to US data
The FTSE 100 index rose 0.66% to finish at 8,193.51 points, while the FTSE 250 saw an even more substantial gain of 1.37%, ending the day at 20,927.76 points. In currency markets, sterling was last up 0.48% on the dollar, trading at $1.2847, while it rose …