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British FTSE 100 surpasses 7,000 points for first time

Xinhua, March 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, Britain's benchmark stock market gauge, increased by 0.86 percent, or 60.19 points, to 7,022.51 points on Friday, marking the first time in its 31-year history it has closed above 7,000 points.

Investors' optimistic sentiment on Britain's economic outlook following the government's budget report Wednesday keeps pushing the index upward, refreshing its record high, analysts here reckon. Endit