London’s premier index climbed above 8,400 earlier in the day but dipped in late trading to end the day at 8,376.63.
London’s blue-chip index fell 3.01 points, or 0.04%, to end the day at 8,376.63.
Some urged caution, while the Trades Union Congress said offering employees more flexible working arrangements “makes good economic sense”. On currency markets the pound was trading 0.30% lower against the dollar at 1.3129 and had dropped 0.13% against the euro at 1.1872. Mortgage rates surged after then-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s September 2022 statement delivered as part of a “growth plan”.
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