London鈥檚 benchmark FTSE 100 index reached an all-time high Friday as global equities rallied and the dollar climbed on renewed optimism for the global economy.
The index jumped to 8,490.84 points, surpassing an intra-day record achieved in May last year of 8,474.41.
Around 1015 GMT, it stood at 8,484.67 points, up 1.1 per cent compared with Thursday鈥檚 close.
鈥楢fter years of trying, and failing,