Signage is seen outside the entrance of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain. Aug 23, 2018. — Reuters pic
The mid-cap FTSE 250 gained 0.7 per cent to a seven-week high, led by industrial, consumer discretionary and financial stocks. The FTSE 100 has rallied about 24 per cent since its March low but has unperformed both European and US benchmarks as a persistent rise in Covid-19 cases threatens a nascent business recovery. The country yesterday reported its highest daily rise in new infections since late June.