FTSE 100 Soars to Record on Oil & Trade Optimism; FTSE 250 Joins Rally
London Markets Rally to New Heights Britain’s stock market is extending its dramatic October rally, with both the blue-chip FTSE 100 and mid-cap FTSE 250 indices trading near multi-year highs. The FTSE 100 closed last week at a record 9,645.62 points reuters.com, capping its biggest weekly gain in over six months. The domestically-focused FTSE 250 likewise jumped to 22,529, its highest level since early 2022 reuters.com. Early trading on Monday, October 27 saw the FTSE 100 hover flat to slightly higher around the 9,650 mark theguardian.com, holding onto those historic gains even as some investors cashed in profits. The index