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FTSE 100 finally reaches new record high (last was end of 1999)
The FTSE 100 share index has hit a new high, passing through the previous record set on 30 December 1999.
It closed at a new peak of 6,949.63. The previous record close was 6,930.2, set at the height of the dotcom boom.
Earlier, the index also set a new intra-day high of 6,958.89, surpassing the previous figure of 6,950.6, also set on 30 December 1999.
Shares rose after eurozone finance ministers approved reform proposals submitted by Greece.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31611261
It closed at a new peak of 6,949.63. The previous record close was 6,930.2, set at the height of the dotcom boom.
Earlier, the index also set a new intra-day high of 6,958.89, surpassing the previous figure of 6,950.6, also set on 30 December 1999.
Shares rose after eurozone finance ministers approved reform proposals submitted by Greece.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31611261